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The Ministry of Healing
or in moral law, implies a promise. If we obey it, blessing will attend
our steps. God never forces us to do right, but He seeks to save us
from the evil and lead us to the good.
Let attention be called to the laws that were taught to Israel. God
gave them definite instruction in regard to their habits of life. He
made known to them the laws relating to both physical and spiritual
well-being; and on condition of obedience He assured them, “The
Lord will take away from thee all sickness.”
Deuteronomy 7:15
.
“Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this
day.” “For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all
their flesh.”
Deuteronomy 32:46
;
Proverbs 4:22
.
God desires us to reach the standard of perfection made possible
for us by the gift of Christ. He calls upon us to make our choice on
the right side, to connect with heavenly agencies, to adopt principles
that will restore in us the divine image. In His written word and
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in the great book of nature He has revealed the principles of life.
It is our work to obtain a knowledge of these principles, and by
obedience to co-operate with Him in restoring health to the body as
well as to the soul.
Men need to learn that the blessings of obedience, in their full-
ness, can be theirs only as they receive the grace of Christ. It is
His grace that gives man power to obey the laws of God. It is this
that enables him to break the bondage of evil habit. This is the only
power that can make him and keep him steadfast in the right path.
When the gospel is received in its purity and power, it is a cure
for the maladies that originated in sin. The Sun of Righteousness
arises, “with healing in His wings.”
Malachi 4:2
. Not all this world
bestows can heal a broken heart, or impart peace of mind, or remove
care, or banish disease. Fame, genius, talent—all are powerless to
gladden the sorrowful heart or to restore the wasted life. The life of
God in the soul is man’s only hope.
The love which Christ diffuses through the whole being is a
vitalizing power. Every vital part—the brain, the heart, the nerves—
it touches with healing. By it the highest energies of the being are
roused to activity. It frees the soul from the guilt and sorrow, the
anxiety and care, that crush the life forces. With it come serenity
and composure. It implants in the soul, joy that nothing earthly can
destroy,—joy in the Holy Spirit,—health-giving, life-giving joy.