Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

guilty, sin-sick souls who turn to him for help. He
can respond with assurance to the inquiry, “What
must I do to be saved?” He can tell the story of the
Redeemer’s love. He can speak from experience of
the power of repentance and faith. As he stands by
the bedside of the sufferer, striving to speak words
that will bring to him help and comfort, the Lord
works with him and through him. As the mind of
the afflicted one is fastened on the Mighty Healer,
the peace of Christ fills his heart, and the spiritual
health that comes to him is used as the helping
hand of God in restoring the health of the body.
Precious are the opportunities that the
physician has of awakening in the hearts of those
with whom he is brought in contact a sense of their
great need of Christ. He is to bring from the
treasure house of the heart things new and old,
speaking the words of comfort and instruction that
are longed for. Constantly he is to sow the seeds of
truth, not presenting doctrinal subjects, but
speaking of the love of the sin-pardoning Saviour.
Not only should he give instruction from the word
of God, line upon line, precept upon precept; he is
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