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Testimonies for the Church Volume 9
souls. It is as a fountain opened for the wayworn, thirsty traveler. At
every work of mercy, every work of love, angels of God are present.
Our Example
Christ’s work is to be our example. Constantly He went about
doing good. In the temple and the synagogues, in the streets of
the cities, in the marketplace and the workshop, by the seaside and
among the hills, He preached the gospel and healed the sick. His
life was one of unselfish service, and it is to be our lessonbook. His
tender, pitying love rebukes our selfishness and heartlessness.
Wherever Christ went, He scattered blessings in His path. How
many who claim to believe on Him have learned His lessons of
kindness, of tender pity, of unselfish love? Hear His voice speaking
to the weak, the weary, the helpless: “Come unto Me, all ye that
labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28
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There was no wearying of His patience, no repressing of His love.
Christ calls upon us to labor patiently and perseveringly for the
thousands perishing in their sins, scattered in all lands, like wrecks
on a desert shore. Those who share in Christ’s glory must share also
in His ministry, helping the weak, the wretched, and the despondent.
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Let those who take up this work make the life of Christ their con-
stant study. Let them be intensely in earnest, using every capability
in the Lord’s service. Precious results will follow sincere, unselfish
effort. From the Great Teacher the workers will receive the highest
of all education. But those who do not impart the light they have
received will one day realize that they have sustained a fearful loss.
Human beings have no right to think that there is a limit to
the efforts that they are to make in the work of soulsaving. Did
Christ ever become weary in His work? Did He ever draw back
from sacrifice and hardship? Church members are to put forth the
continuous, persevering efforts that He put forth. They are to be ever
ready to spring into action in obedience to the Master’s commands.
Wherever we see work waiting to be done we are to take it up and
do it, constantly looking unto Jesus. If our church members would
heed this instruction, hundreds of souls would be won to Jesus. If
every church member were a living missionary, the gospel would