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the medical missionary work, and it will give you access to the people.
Their hearts will be touched as you minister to their necessities. As
you relieve their sufferings, you will find opportunity to speak to them
of the love of Jesus....
God will help those who love the truth, who give themselves, heart
and mind and strength, to Him. God will work mightily with His
ministers when their hearts are filled with love for the poor lost sheep
of the house of Israel. Hunt up the backsliders, those who once knew
what religion was, and give them the message of mercy.
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The story of Christ’s love will touch a chord in their hearts. Christ
draws human beings to Himself with the cord which God has let down
from heaven to save the race. The love of Christ can be measured only
when this cord is measured....
Medical missionary work, ministering to the sick and suffering,
cannot be separated from the gospel. God help those whose attention
has been aroused on this subject to have the mind of Christ, the sympa-
thy of Christ. God help you to remember that Christ was a worker, that
He went from place to place healing the sick. If we were as closely
connected with Christ as were His disciples, God could work through
us to heal many who are suffering.