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Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students
the power of His might to teach and to heal. They realize that the
gospel is the only antidote for sin, and that as Christ’s witnesses
they are to bear testimony to its power. As they point the afflicted
ones to the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world, His
transforming grace and miracle-working power are causing many to
accept the message of truth that is borne. His healing power, united
with the gospel message, is bringing success in emergencies. The
Holy Spirit is working upon hearts, and the salvation of God is being
revealed.
But the world’s need today cannot be met fully by the ministry of
God’s servants who have been called to preach the everlasting gospel
to every creature. While it is well, so far as possible, for evangelical
workers to learn how to minister to the necessities of the body as well
as of the soul, thus following the example of Christ, yet they cannot
spend all their time and strength in relieving those in need of help.
The Lord has ordained that with those who preach the word shall be
associated His medical missionary workers—Christian physicians
and nurses who have received special training in the healing of
disease and in soul winning.
Medical missionaries and workers in the gospel ministry are to
be bound together by indissoluble ties. Their work is to be done
with freshness and power. By their combined efforts the world is to
be prepared for the second advent of Christ. Through their united
labors the Sun of Righteousness is to rise, with healing in His wings,
to lighten the benighted regions of the earth, where the people have
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long lived in gross darkness. Many who are now dwelling in the
shadow of sin and death, as they see in God’s faithful servants a
reflection of the Light of the world, will realize that they have a
hope of salvation, and they will open their hearts to receive the
healing beams, and will in turn become light bearers to others yet in
darkness.
So great are the world’s needs, that not all who are called to be
medical missionary evangelists can afford to spend years in prepara-
tion before beginning to do actual field work. Soon doors now open
to the gospel messenger will be forever closed. God calls upon many
who are prepared to do acceptable service, to carry the message now,
not waiting for further preparation; for while some delay, the enemy
may take possession of fields now open.