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A Voice From God, July 9
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they
received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the
scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Acts 17:11
.
To some the Word of God is uninteresting. The reason is, they have
so long indulged in the bewitching stories to be found in the literature of
the present day that they have no relish for the reading of God’s Word or
for religious exercises. This reading disqualifies the mind to receive sound
Bible principles and to work out practical godliness....
When reading the Bible with humble, teachable heart, we are holding
intercourse with God Himself. The thoughts expressed, the precepts speci-
fied, the doctrines revealed, are a voice from the God of heaven. The Bible
will bear to be studied, and the mind, if not bewitched by Satan, will be
attracted and charmed.... The light which beams through the Scriptures is
light from the eternal throne flashed down to this earth....
All who make the Word of God their guide in this life will act from
principle. Those who are vacillating, vain, and extravagant in dress, who
are gratifying the appetite and following the promptings of the natural
heart, will, in obeying the teachings of God’s Word, become balanced.
They will devote themselves to duty with an energy that never falters, and
they will rise from one degree of strength to another. Their characters
will be beautiful and fragrant and devoid of selfishness. They will make
their way and be acceptable anywhere among those who love truth and
righteousness
The psalmist prayed, “Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold won-
drous things out of thy law.” The Lord heard him, for how full of as-
surance are the words, “How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!” “More to be desired are they than gold,
yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”
(
Psalm 119:18, 103
;
19:10
.). And as the Lord heard and answered David,
so He will hear and answer us, making our hearts full of gladness and
rejoicing
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Manuscript 6, 1878
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Letter 25, 1903
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