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The Ministry of Health and Healing
He will make the weak strong, because they trust in Him to do for
them that which they cannot do for themselves. God will accept their
wholehearted service and will Himself make up their deficiencies.
The Lord has often chosen for His co-workers people who have
obtained only a limited formal education. These men and women
have applied their powers most diligently, and the Lord has rewarded
their industry, their thirst for knowledge, and their fidelity to His
work. He has seen their tears and heard their prayers. As His blessing
came to the captives in the courts of Babylon, so He gives wisdom
and knowledge to His workers today.
Men and women deficient in school education, lowly in social
position, have, through the grace of Christ, sometimes been won-
derfully successful in winning souls for Him. The secret of their
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success was their confidence in God. Daily they learned of Him who
is wonderful in counsel and mighty in power.
Such workers are to be encouraged. The Lord brings them into
connection with those of more marked ability, to fill up the gaps
that others leave. Their quickness to see what is to be done, their
readiness to help those in need, their kind words and deeds open
doors of usefulness that otherwise would remain closed. They come
close to those in trouble, and the persuasive influence of their words
has power to draw many trembling souls to God. Their work shows
what thousands of others might do if they only would.
A Broader Life
Nothing will arouse a self-sacrificing zeal and broaden and
strengthen the character as will engaging in work for others. Many
professed Christians, in joining a church, think only of themselves.
They wish to enjoy church fellowship and pastoral care. They be-
come members of large and prosperous churches and are content
to do little for others. In this way they are robbing themselves of
the most precious blessings. Many would be greatly benefited by
sacrificing their pleasant, comfortable situation. They need to go
where their energies will be called out in Christian work and they
can learn to bear responsibilities.
Trees that are crowded together do not become healthy and
strong. The gardener transplants them that they may have room