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the Spirit of God, and not a few are led to change their whole course
of life. Impressions that will never be effaced are made upon many
who have been self-satisfied, who have thought their own standard of
character to be sufficient, and have felt no need of the righteousness
of Christ. When the future test comes, when enlightenment comes
to them, not a few of these will take their stand with God’s remnant
people.
God is honored by institutions conducted in this way. In His mercy
He has made the sanitariums such a power in the relief of physical
suffering that thousands have been drawn to them to be cured of their
maladies. And with many, physical healing is accompanied by the
healing of the soul. From the Saviour they receive the forgiveness of
their sins. They receive the grace of Christ and identify themselves
with Him, with His interests, His honor. Many go away from our
sanitariums with new hearts. The change is decided. These, returning
to their homes, are as lights in the world. The Lord makes them His
witnesses. Their testimony is, “I have seen His greatness, I have tasted
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His goodness. ‘Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare
what He hath done for my soul.’”
Psalm 66:16
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Thus through the prospering hand of God upon them, our sanitari-
ums have been the means of accomplishing great good. And they are
to rise still higher. God will work with the people who will honor Him.
Fountains of Life
Wonderful is the work which God designs to accomplish through
His servants, that His name may be glorified. God made Joseph a
fountain of life to the Egyptian nation. Through Joseph the life of
that whole people was preserved. Through Daniel God saved the
life of all the wise men of Babylon. And these deliverances were as
object lessons; they illustrated to the people the spiritual blessings
offered them through connection with the God whom Joseph and
Daniel worshiped. So through His people today God desires to bring
blessings to the world. Every worker in whose heart Christ abides,
everyone who will show forth His love to the world, is a worker
together with God for the blessing of humanity. As he receives from
the Saviour grace to impart to others, from his whole being flows forth
the tide of spiritual life. Christ came as the Great Physician to heal