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must be held out before them. Let as much light as possible shine
upon them. Teach them to make every improvement that they can in
the preparation of food, and encourage them to impart to others that
which they learn.
Shall we not do all in our power to advance the work in all of our
large cities? Thousands upon thousands who live near us need help in
various ways. Let the ministers of the gospel remember that the Lord
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Jesus Christ said to His disciples: “Ye are the light of the world. A city
that is set on an hill cannot be hid.” “Ye are the salt of the earth: but
if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted?”
Matthew
5:14, 13
.
The Lord Working With Them
The Lord Jesus will work miracles for His people. In the sixteenth
of Mark we read: “So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, He
was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And
they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them,
and confirmed the word with signs following.”
Verses 19, 20
. Here we
are assured that the Lord was qualifying His chosen servants to take
up medical missionary work after His ascension.
From the record of the Lord’s miracles in providing wine at the
wedding feast and in feeding the multitude, we may learn a lesson of
the highest importance. The health-food business is one of the Lord’s
own instrumentalities to supply a necessity. The heavenly Provider
of all foods will not leave His people in ignorance in regard to the
preparation of the best foods for all times and occasions.