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Humble Hero
humanity. It is guilt, wrongdoing. Christ wants His servants to
minister to sin-sick hearts.
Where We Can Begin
Everyone is to begin where he is. In our own families there may
be people starving for the bread of life. There are heathen at our
very doors. If we perform the work with faith, it will reach to the
uttermost parts of the earth. The humblest worker, moved by the
Holy Spirit, will touch invisible chords, and their vibrations will ring
to the ends of the earth and make melody through eternal ages.
God promises the gifts of the Spirit to meet every believer’s need
for the Lord’s work. The promise is just as trustworthy now as in
the days of the apostles.
Christ came to heal the sick, to proclaim deliverance to Satan’s
captives. He infused His life into the sick and the demon-possessed.
He knew that those who asked Him for help had brought disease
on themselves, yet He did not refuse to heal them. And many were
healed of their spiritual disease as well as their physical illnesses.
The gospel still possesses the same power. Christ feels the troubles
of every sufferer. When fever is burning up the life forces, He
feels the agony. He is just as willing to heal now as when He was
personally on earth. He wants to exercise His power through His
servants.
Healthful Living a Part of the Gospel
In the Savior’s method of healing there were lessons for His
disciples. Only the power of the Great Healer could work the cure,
but Christ made use of simple and natural remedies. He taught
that disease is the result of violating God’s laws, both natural and
spiritual. The great misery in the world would not exist if people
lived in harmony with the Creator’s plan. He taught that health is
the reward of obedience to the laws of God. The Great Physician
had spoken to His people from the pillar of cloud: “If you diligently
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heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His
sight, ... I will put none of the diseases on you. ... For I am the Lord
who heals you.”
Exodus 15:26
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