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To the physician also the Saviour's presence is an element of strength. Often the responsibilities and possibilities of his work bring dread upon the spirit. The feverishness of uncertainty and fear would make the hand unskillful. But the assurance that the divine Counselor is beside him, to guide and to sustain, imparts quietness and courage. The touch of Christ upon the physician's hand brings vitality, restfulness, confidence, and power.

The divine presence provides strength, quietness, and courage to physicians facing professional stress. The text describes a spiritual experience of comfort and reassurance for practitioners.

When the crisis is safely passed, and success is apparent, let a few moments be spent with the patient in prayer. Give expression to your thankfulness for the life that has been spared. As words of gratitude flow from the patient to the physician, let the praise and thanksgiving be directed to God. Tell the patient his life has been spared because he was under the heavenly Physician's protection.

Patients and physicians should direct praise and thanksgiving to God when medical crises pass safely. This is a devotional instruction regarding giving glory to God after successful treatment.

The physician who follows such a course is leading his patient to the One upon whom he is dependent for life, the One who can save to the uttermost all who come to Him.

The religious physician directs the patient's dependence to God as the ultimate source of life and salvation. The reference emphasizes a theological perspective on human dependence on God.

Into the medical missionary work should be brought a deep yearning for souls. To the physician equally with the gospel minister is committed the highest trust ever committed to man. Whether he realizes it or not, every physician is entrusted with the cure of souls.

Medical work should be approached with spiritual dedication and a sense of sacred trust for both body and soul. This paragraph emphasizes the spiritual duty and ministry mindset of medical practitioners without making empirical claims.

In their work of dealing with disease and death, physicians too often lose sight of the solemn realities of the future life. In their earnest effort to avert the peril of the body, they forget the peril of the soul. The one to whom they are ministering may be losing his hold on life. Its last opportunities are slipping from his grasp. This soul the physician must meet again at the judgment seat of Christ.

Physicians must remember the spiritual realities of their patients facing life and death. The text focuses on spiritual mindfulness and theological views of judgment rather than measurable physical interventions.