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The Ministry of Healing
service, even as He loves His son. Even here and now His gracious
favor is bestowed upon us to this marvelous extent. He has given us
the Light and Majesty of heaven, and with Him He has bestowed all
the heavenly treasure. Much as He has promised us for the life to
come, He bestows princely gifts in this life. As subjects of His grace,
He desires us to enjoy everything that will ennoble, expand, and
elevate our characters. He is waiting to inspire the youth with power
from above, that they may stand under the blood-stained banner of
Christ, to work as He worked, to lead souls into safe paths, to plant
the feet of many upon the Rock of Ages.
All who are seeking to work in harmony with God’s plan of
education will have His sustaining grace, His continual presence,
His keeping power. To everyone He says:
“Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou
dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee.” “I will not fail thee,
nor forsake thee.”
Joshua 1:9, 5
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“As the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven,
And returneth not thither,
But watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
So shall My word be that goeth forth out of My mouth:
It shall not return unto Me void,
But it shall accomplish that which I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
For ye shall go out with joy,
And be led forth with peace:
The mountains and the hills shall break forth before
you into singing,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree,
And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree:
And it shall be to the Lord for a name,
For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
Isaiah 55:10-13.