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Section 3—The Christian Physician and His Work
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To Impart God’s Love
God’s people have many lessons to learn. They will have perfect
peace if they will keep the mind stayed on Him who is too wise to
err and too good to do them harm. They are to catch the reflection of
the smile of God, and reflect it to others. They are to see how much
sunshine they can bring into the lives of those around them. They
are to keep near to Christ, so close that they sit together with Him as
His little children, in sweet, sacred unity. They are never to forget
that as they receive the affection and love of God, they are under
the most solemn obligation to impart it to others. Thus they may
exert an influence of rejoicing, which blesses all who come within
its reach, irradiating their pathway.
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This is where the people of God make so many mistakes. They
do not express thankfulness for the great gift of God’s love and
grace. Selfishness must be expelled from the soul. The heart must be
purified from all envy, all evil surmising. Believers must constantly
receive and impart the love of God. Then unbelievers will say of
them, “They have been with Jesus, and learned of Him. They are
living in intimate companionship with Christ, who is love.” The
world has keenness of perception, and will take knowledge to some
purpose of those who sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
The character of God’s human agencies must be a transcript of the
character of their Saviour....
To Link Up with Brethren
I write this to you, my dear brother, in the hope of helping you.
You are in an unsettled state of mind, and are tempted to do a strange
work which God has not appointed you to do. None of us are to strike
out alone; we are to link up with our brethren, and pull together, and
God will give us influence and self-control. We are to draw near to
God, that He may draw near to us.
No one can gain completeness in Christ, who, having the means
of gaining a deeper experience in the things of God, fails to realize
that every ray of heavenly light, every jot of blessing, is given to
him to give to all who come within the sphere of his influence. If
we are qualifying ourselves to live in heaven, we are daily drawing