Counsel to Physicians and Nurses
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advance in clear, straight lines. But they must give the most earnest
heed to the laws of God. They should feel that they are the property of
God, that they have been bought with a price, and that therefore they
are to glorify Him in all things. By the study of God’s word they are
to keep the mind awake to the fact that human beings are the Lord’s
property by creation and by redemption. They are to say, I will do all
in my power to save the souls and bodies of those for whom I work.
They have been bought with a price, even the blood of Christ, and I
must do all I can to help them.
The instruction I have for our physicians is that they must study the
word of God with earnestness and diligence. God says, “Come out, ...
and be ye separate, ... and touch not the unclean.”
2 Corinthians 6:17
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Obey this word, at whatever cost to social position, worldly honor, or
earthly wealth. Trust in the Lord. Walk in all humility of mind before
Him. Holding by faith to His word, you may go forward.
Avoid Outward Display
No physician is to trust to outward display, his elegant furniture
or stylish equipage, to give him favor and exalt the truth. Physicians
who trust to these things are moved by a power from beneath. It is not
the grandeur of the house, the elegance of the furniture, the outward
display of any kind, that will gain for our sanitariums a true standard.
Physicians who are bound up with God will do all in their power to
crush out the inclination to vanity and display....
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Humility, self-denial, benevolence, and the payment of a faithful
tithe, these show that the grace of God is working in the heart. The
greatest Teacher, the greatest Physician the world has ever known, gave
many lessons on the need of humility. These lessons His followers are
to bring into the practical life. They are to live lives of self-denial and
self-sacrifice. To many this will be a new experience, but on it their
salvation depends. “Whosoever will come after Me,” Christ said, “let
him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.”
Mark 8:34
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Following Christ produces the virtues of Christ’s character. Humility
is a precious grace, peculiarly pleasing to God. Christ says, “Learn
of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls.”
Matthew 11:29
. Those who follow Christ will overcome