Christ Our Example
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Christ’s earthly life, so full of toil and sacrifice, was cheered by the
thought that He would not have all His travail for nought. By giving
His life for the life of men, He would win the world back to its loyalty.
Although the baptism of blood must first be received, although the
sins of the world were to weigh upon His innocent soul, yet for the joy
that was set before Him He chose to endure the cross and despised the
shame.
Study Christ’s definition of a true missionary, “Whosoever will
come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow
Me.”
Mark 8:34
. Following Christ, as spoken of in these words, is not
a pretense, a farce. Jesus expects His disciples to follow closely in
His footsteps, enduring what He endured, suffering what He suffered,
overcoming as He overcame. He is anxiously waiting to see His
professed followers revealing the spirit of self-sacrifice.
Those who receive Christ as a personal Saviour, choosing to be
partakers of His suffering, to live His life of self-denial, to endure
shame for His sake, will understand what it means to be a genuine
medical missionary.
Obedience and Understanding
When all our medical missionaries live the new life in Christ,
when they take His word as their guide, they will have a much clearer
understanding of what constitutes genuine medical missionary work.
This work will have a deeper meaning to them when they render
implicit obedience to the law engraven on tables of stone by the finger
of God, including the Sabbath commandment, concerning which Christ
Himself spoke through Moses to the children of Israel, saying:
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“Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily My
Sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between Me and you throughout
your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth
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