Medical Missionary’s Example
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Point to Jesus
We should ever remember that the efficiency of the medical mis-
sionary work is in pointing sin-sick men and women to the Man of
Calvary, who taketh away the sin of the world. By beholding Him
they will be changed into His likeness. Our object in establishing
sanitariums is to encourage the sick and suffering to look to Jesus
and live. Let the workers in our medical institutions keep Christ, the
Great Physician, constantly before those to whom disease of body
and soul has brought discouragement. Point them to the One who can
heal both physical and spiritual diseases. Tell them of the One who is
touched with the feeling of their infirmities. Encourage them to place
themselves in the care of Him who gave His life to make it possible
for them to have life eternal. Keep their minds fixed upon the One
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altogether lovely, the chiefest among ten thousand. Talk of His love;
tell of His power to save.
The Lord desires every worker to do his best. Those who have not
had special training in one of our medical institutions may think that
they can do very little; but, my dear fellow workers, remember that in
the parable of the talents, Christ did not represent all the servants as
receiving the same number. To one servant was given five talents; to
another, two; and to still another, one. If you have but one talent, use it
wisely, increasing it by putting it out to the exchangers. Some cannot
do as much as others, but everyone is to do all he can to roll back the
wave of disease and distress that is sweeping over our world. Come up
to the help of the Lord, against the mighty powers of darkness. God
desires every one of His children to have intelligence and knowledge,
so that with unmistakable clearness and power His glory shall be
revealed in our world....
Christ has empowered His church to do the same work that He did
during His ministry. Today He is the same compassionate physician
that He was while on this earth. We should let the afflicted understand
that in Him there is healing balm for every disease, restoring power
for every infirmity.
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