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Walking With the Unseen God, August 11
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of
man.
Psalm 31:20
.
Notwithstanding God’s Word is so little practiced, this is the only remedy
for the healing of individual and national woes. Man cannot bow upon his
knees in the streets and in the market place to offer up his prayers to God, but
never forget, wherever you may be, that there is a God upon whom you may
call for wisdom.... “Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man
can shut it; for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not
denied my name” (
Revelation 3:8
).
Enoch walked with the unseen God. In the busiest places of the earth, his
Companion was with him. Let all who are keeping the truth in simplicity
and love, bear this in mind. The men who have the most to do have the
greatest need of keeping God ever before them. When the tempter presses
his suggestions upon their mind, they may, if they cherish a “Thus saith the
Lord,” be drawn into the secret pavilion of the Most High. His promises will
be their safeguard. Amid all the confusion and rush of business, they will find
a quiet resting place.
Take God with you in every place. The door is open for every son and
daughter of God. The Lord is not far from the soul who seeks Him. The
reason why so many are left to themselves in places of temptation is because
they do not set the Lord ever before them. It is in the places where God is
least thought of that you need to carry the lamp of life. If God be left out
of sight, if our faith and our communion with God are broken, the soul is in
positive danger. Integrity will not be maintained.
The Lord is our Helper, our Defense. God has provided that no soul that
trusts in Him shall be overcome by temptation. Christ is just as much with
His believing ones when they are compelled to be associated in any sense
with the world as when they meet in His house to worship Him. Think of
these words: “Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled
their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He
that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not
blot out his name out of the book of life” (
Revelation 3:4, 5
).—
Manuscript
97, August 11, 1898
, “The Necessity of a Close Walk With God.”
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