Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

The message of the soon coming of the Saviour
must be given in all parts of the world, and a
solemn dignity should characterize it in every
branch. A large vineyard is to be worked, and the
wise husbandman will work it so that every part
will produce fruit. If in the medical missionary
work the living principles of truth are kept pure,
uncontaminated by anything that would dim their
luster, the Lord will preside over the work. If those
who bear the heavy burdens will stand true and
steadfast to the principles of truth, the Lord will
uphold and sustain them.
The union that should exist between the
medical missionary work and the ministry is
clearly set forth in the fifty-eighth chapter of
Isaiah. There is wisdom and blessing for those who
will engage in the work as here presented. This
chapter is explicit, and there is in it enough to
enlighten anyone who wishes to do the will of God.
It presents abundant opportunity to minister to
suffering humanity, and at the same time to be an
instrument in God’s hands of bringing the light of
truth before a perishing world. If the work of the
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