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Chapter 1—Our Example
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Our Lord Jesus Christ came to this world as the unwearied ser-
vant of man’s necessity. He “took our infirmities, and bare our sick-
nesses,” that He might minister to every need of humanity.
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. The burden of disease and wretchedness and sin He came to
remove. It was His mission to bring to men complete restoration;
He came to give them health and peace and perfection of character.
Varied were the circumstances and needs of those who besought
His aid, and none who came to Him went away unhelped. From
Him flowed a stream of healing power, and in body and mind and
soul men were made whole.
The Saviour’s work was not restricted to any time or place. His
compassion knew no limit. On so large a scale did He conduct His
work of healing and teaching that there was no building in Palestine
large enough to receive the multitudes that thronged to Him. On the
green hill slopes of Galilee, in the thoroughfares of travel, by the
seashore, in the synagogues, and in every other place where the sick
could be brought to Him, was to be found His hospital. In every city,
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every town, every village, through which He passed, He laid His
hands upon the afflicted ones and healed them. Wherever there were
hearts ready to receive His message, He comforted them with the
assurance of their heavenly Father’s love. All day He ministered to
those who came to Him; in the evening He gave attention to such as
through the day must toil to earn a pittance for the support of their
families.
Jesus carried the awful weight of responsibility for the salvation
of men. He knew that unless there was a decided change in the
principles and purposes of the human race, all would be lost. This
was the burden of His soul, and none could appreciate the weight
that rested upon Him. Through childhood, youth, and manhood
He walked alone. Yet it was heaven to be in His presence. Day
by day He met trials and temptations; day by day He was brought
into contact with evil and witnessed its power upon those whom
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