Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

of God be revealed in the soul.
Said Christ, “I sanctify Myself, that they also
might be sanctified.” (John 17:19) This is the work
that devolves on every Christian teacher. There
must be no haphazard work in this matter; for the
education of the children requires very much of the
grace of Christ and the subduing of self. Heaven
sees in the child the undeveloped man or woman,
with capabilities and powers that, if correctly
guided and developed, will make him or her one
with whom the divine agencies can co-operate--a
laborer together with God.
An Object Lesson
The parable of the good shepherd represents the
responsibility of every minister and of every
Christian who has accepted a position as teacher of
the children and youth. The one that has strayed
from the fold is not followed with harsh words and
a whip but with winning invitations to return. The
ninety and nine that had not strayed do not call for
the sympathy and tender, pitying love of the
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