Testimonies for the Church, Volume 9 - Ellen G. White

Chapter 10
Our Example
Christ's work is to be our example. Constantly
He went about doing good. In the temple and the
synagogues, in the streets of the cities, in the
marketplace and the workshop, by the seaside and
among the hills, He preached the gospel and healed
the sick. His life was one of unselfish service, and
it is to be our lessonbook. His tender, pitying love
rebukes our selfishness and heartlessness.
Wherever Christ went, He scattered blessings
in His path. How many who claim to believe on
Him have learned His lessons of kindness, of
tender pity, of unselfish love? Hear His voice
speaking to the weak, the weary, the helpless:
"Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavyladen,
and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)
There was no wearying of His patience, no
repressing of His love.
Christ calls upon us to labor patiently and
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