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The True Medical Missionary : With Nature And With God : A Season of Rest

It was just after their teturn from their first missionary tour that Jesus bade His disciples, Come apart, and rest a while. The disciples had returned, filled with the joy of their success as heralds of the gospel, when the tidings reached them of the death of John the Baptist at the hand of Herod. It was a bitter sorrow and disappointment. Jesus knew that in leaving the Baptist to die in prison He had severely tested the disciples' faith. With pitying tenderness He looked upon their sorroful, tear-stained faces. Tears were in His own eyes and voice as He said, "Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest awhile." (3)

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Only a short time did Jesus have along with His beloved ones, but how precious to them were those few moments. They talked together regarding the work of the gospel and the possiblity of making their labor more effective in reaching the people. As Jesus opened to them the treasures of truth, they were vitalized by divine power, and inspired with hope and courage.

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When Jesus said to His disciples that the harvest was great, and the laborers were few, He did not urge upon them the necessity of ceaseless toil, but bade them, "Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He should send forth laborers into His harvest." (4)

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All who are under the training of God need the quiet hour for communion with their own hearts, with nature, and with God.

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