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Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

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Isaiah 58:7. “They shall lay hands <strong>on</strong> the sick, and<br />

they shall recover.” Mark 10:18. Through direct<br />

c<strong>on</strong>tact, through pers<strong>on</strong>al ministry, the blessings of<br />

the gospel are to be communicated.<br />

Those who take up their appointed work will<br />

not <strong>on</strong>ly bless others, but will themselves be<br />

blessed. The c<strong>on</strong>sciousness of duty well d<strong>on</strong>e will<br />

have a reflex influence up<strong>on</strong> their own souls. The<br />

desp<strong>on</strong>dent will forget their desp<strong>on</strong>dency, the weak<br />

will become str<strong>on</strong>g, the ignorant intelligent, and all<br />

will find an unfailing helper in Him who has called<br />

them.<br />

House-to-House Work<br />

Those who engage in house-to-house labor will<br />

find opportunities for ministry in many lines. They<br />

should pray for the sick and should do all in their<br />

power to relieve them from suffering. They should<br />

work am<strong>on</strong>g the lowly, the poor, and the<br />

oppressed. We should pray for and with the<br />

helpless <strong>on</strong>es who have not strength of will to<br />

c<strong>on</strong>trol the appetites that passi<strong>on</strong> has degraded.<br />

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