Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

of souls for whom Christ gave His life. Such a
physician learns day by day from the Great
Physician how to watch and work for the saving of
the souls and bodies of men and women. The
Saviour is present in the sickroom, in the operating
room; and His power for His name’s glory
accomplishes great things.
The Physician Can Point to Jesus
The physician can do a noble work if he is
connected with the Great Physician. To the
relatives of the sick, whose hearts are full of
sympathy for the sufferer, he may find opportunity
to speak the words of life; and he can soothe and
uplift the mind of the sufferer by leading him to
look to the One who can save to the uttermost all
who come to Him for salvation.
When the Spirit of God works on the mind of
the afflicted one, leading him to inquire for truth,
let the physician work for the precious soul as
Christ would work for it. Do not urge upon him
any special doctrine, but point him to Jesus as the
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