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and sought to pattern after His gracious ways by seeking to assist those
whom they saw needing help.
Just as we trace the pathway of a stream of water by the line of
living green it produces, so Christ could be seen in the deeds of mercy
that marked His pathway at every step. Wherever He went health
sprang up, and happiness followed wherever He passed. The blind and
deaf rejoiced in His presence. His words to the ignorant opened to
them a fountain of life. He dispensed His blessings abundantly and
continuously. They were the garnered treasures of eternity, given in
Christ, the Lord’s rich gift to man.
Christ’s work in behalf of man is not finished. It continues today.
In like manner His ambassadors are to preach the gospel and to reveal
His pitying love for lost and perishing souls. By an unselfish interest
in those who need help they are to give a practical demonstration of
the truth of the gospel. Much more than mere sermonizing is included
in this work. The evangelization of the world is the work God has
given to those who go forth in His name. They are to be co-laborers
with Christ, revealing to those ready to perish His tender, pitying love.
God calls for thousands to work for Him, not by preaching to those
who know the truth for this time, but by warning those who have never
heard the last message of mercy. Work with a heart filled with an
earnest longing for souls. Do medical missionary work. Thus you will
gain access to the hearts of people, and the way will be prepared for a
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more decided proclamation of the truth.
Who are laborers together with Christ in this blessed medical
missionary work? Who have learned the lessons of the Master and
know how to deal skillfully with souls for whom Christ has died? We
need, oh, so much, physicians for the soul who have been educated in
the school of Christ and who can work in Christ’s lines.—
The Review
and Herald, December 17, 1914
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