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Little Men—Big Subjects, July 27
Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of
the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place
be forsaken?
Jeremiah 18:14
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We do not want to drink of the turbid streams of the valley. We do not
want the corrupted sophistry of infidelity. Because many are so ready to give
in to doubt and questioning, infidels are made bold. God help us that we may
drink of the pure streams that flow from beneath the throne of God. We can
drink, and continue to drink. And, if you thirst for knowledge, there is plenty
of it here....
Many think themselves wonderfully wise in understanding the sentiments
of infidel writers, but they will find that they are building upon a sandy foun-
dation. They are not building upon the solid Rock. The storm of persecution,
the storm of trial comes, and sweeps that foundation away, and they have
nothing upon which to stand. What we want is to rivet our souls to the Eternal
Rock....
Brother [Alfred S.] Hutchins was at one time riding in Vermont and he met
a lawyer. “Well,” said the lawyer, “I understand that you are a Seventh-day
Adventist.” “Yes.” “Well,” said he, “you are nothing but little men.” “Yes, we
know that,” said Brother Hutchins, “but we are handling mighty subjects. It
is by the study of these mighty subjects that we are trying to get truth before
the people.” This is what we want—the mighty subjects that will make men
wise unto salvation.
Just as soon as you begin to think you are big men, and that you are so
large that you can comprehend and pick out all that is precious in infidel
authors, and leave out all that is vile, then you are wise above that which
is written.... The devil is right by your side, and the evil angels are there.
The devil is a great deal smarter than you are, and you cannot see what he is
driving at. He will so cunningly interweave his sentiments with the thoughts
of these writers, that it will be impossible to distinguish the error which they
contain....
If you want to be counted a wise man in God’s eyes, come right to the
cross of Calvary, and get the inspiration that comes from it, and your name will
be written as a wise man, who built his house upon the Rock.—
Manuscript
8b, July 27, 1891
, “Talk to the Teachers.”
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