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sufferer, and who by His divine power will give skill and wisdom to
all who ask Him.
When the patient knows not how his case will turn is the time for
the physician to impress the mind. He should not do this with a desire
to distinguish himself, but that he may point the soul to Christ as a
personal Saviour. If the life is spared, there is a soul for that physician
to watch for. The patient feels that the physician is the very life of his
life. And to what purpose should this great confidence be employed?
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Always to win a soul to Christ and magnify the power of God.
Let Praise Be Given to God
When the crisis has passed and success is apparent, be the patient
a believer or an unbeliever, let a few moments be spent with him in
prayer. Give expression to your thankfulness for the life that has been
spared. The physician who follows such a course carries his patient to
the One upon whom he is dependent for life. Words of gratitude may
flow from the patient to the physician, for through God he has bound
this life up with his own; but let the praise and thanksgiving be given
to God, as to One who is present though invisible.
On the sickbed Christ is often accepted and confessed; and this
will be done oftener in the future than it has been in the past, for a
quick work will the Lord do in our world. Words of wisdom are to
be on the lips of the physician, and Christ will water the seed sown,
causing it to bring forth fruit unto eternal life.
A Word in Season
We lose the most precious opportunities by neglecting to speak
a word in season. Too often a precious talent that ought to produce
a thousandfold is left unused. If the golden privilege is not watched
for it will pass. Something was allowed to prevent the physician from
doing his appointed work as a minister of righteousness.
There are none too many godly physicians to minister in their
profession. There is much work to be done, and ministers and doctors
are to work in perfect union. Luke, the writer of the Gospel that bears
his name, is called the beloved physician, and those who do a work
similar to that which he did are living out the gospel.
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