Counsel to Physicians and Nurses
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shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as
I am not of the world. Sanctify them through Thy truth: Thy word is
truth. As Thou hast sent Me into the world, even so have I also sent
them into the world.”
John 17:15-18
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Exert a Saving Influence
It is not God’s will that we should seclude ourselves from the
world. But while in the world we should sanctify ourselves to God.
We should not pattern after the world. We are to be in the world as a
corrective influence, as salt that retains its savor. Among an unholy,
impure, idolatrous generation, we are to be pure and holy, showing
that the grace of Christ has power to restore in man the divine likeness.
We are to exert a saving influence upon the world.
“This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”
1 John 5:4
. The world has become a lazar house of sin, a mass of
corruption. It knows not the children of God because it knows Him
not. We are not to practice its ways or follow its customs. Continually
we are to resist its lax principles. Christ said to His followers, “Let
your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 5:16
. It is the
duty of physicians and nurses to shine as lights amid the corrupting
influences of the world. They are to cherish principles which the world
cannot tarnish.
In order for the church to be healthy, it must be composed of
healthy Christians. But in our churches and institutions there are many
sickly Christians. The light which the Lord has given me is plainly
expressed in the third chapter of Philippians. This chapter should be
carefully read and studied. The lessons it contains should be practiced.
He who co-operates with the Great Physician will keep nerves,
sinews, and muscles in the best condition of health. In order to do
its work properly, the human machinery needs careful attention. The
harmonious action of the different parts must be preserved.
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Be Strong in the Lord
It is so with the soul. The heart is to be carefully kept and guarded.
“What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose