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in the word of God, and who can teach these lessons to others, clearly
and simply, just as Christ taught His disciples the knowledge that He
deemed most essential.
The Great Physician’s Prescription for Rest
If our medical missionary workers would follow the Great Physi-
cian’s prescription for obtaining rest, a healing current of peace would
flow through their souls. Here is the prescription: “Come unto Me, all
ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My
yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My
burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30
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When our medical missionary workers follow this prescription,
gaining from the Saviour power to reveal His characteristics, their
scientific work will have greater soundness. Because the word of God
has been neglected, strange things have been done in the medical
missionary work of late. The Lord cannot accept the present showing.
Study the word, which God in His wisdom and love and goodness
has made so plain and simple. The sixth chapter of John tells us what is
meant by a study of the word. The principles revealed in the Scriptures
are to be brought home to the soul. We are to eat the word of God; that
is, we are not to depart from its precepts. We are to bring its truths
into our daily lives, grasping the mysteries of godliness.
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Pray to God. Commune with Him. Prove the very mind of God, as
those who are striving for eternal life, and who must have a knowledge
of His will. You can reveal the truth only as you know it in Christ. You
are to receive and assimilate His words; they are to become part of
yourselves. This is what is meant by eating the flesh and drinking the
blood of the Son of God. You are to live by every word that proceedeth
out of the mouth of God; that is, what God has revealed. Not all
has been revealed; we could not bear such a revelation. But God has
revealed all that is necessary for our salvation. We are not to leave His
word for the suppositions of men.
Obtain an experimental knowledge of God by wearing the yoke
of Christ. He gives wisdom to the meek and lowly, enabling them
to judge of what is truth, bringing to light the why and wherefore,
pointing out the result of certain actions. The Holy Spirit teaches