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Watch for God’s Guidance, September 3
Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters,
and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our
eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
Psalm 123:2
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The children of God should cultivate a keen sensitiveness to sin.... It
is one of Satan’s most successful devices to lead men to the commission
of little sins, to blind the mind to the danger of little indulgences, little
digressions from the plainly stated requirements of God. Many who would
shrink with horror from some great transgression are led to look upon sin
in little matters as of trifling consequence. But these little sins eat out the
life of godliness in the soul....
God requires us to prove our loyalty to Him by unquestioning obedi-
ence. In deciding upon any course we should not ask merely whether we
can see harm to result from it, but whether it is contrary to the will of God.
We must learn to distrust self and to rely wholly upon God for guidance
and support, for a knowledge of His will, and for strength to perform it.
We must be much in communion with God. Prayer in secret, prayer while
the hands are engaged in labor, prayer while walking by the way, prayer
in the night season, the heart’s desires ever ascending to God—this is
our only safety. In this manner Enoch walked with God. In this manner
our Exemplar obtained strength to tread the thorny path from Nazareth to
Calvary.
Christ the sinless One, upon whom the Holy Spirit was bestowed
without measure, constantly acknowledged His dependence upon God,
and sought fresh supplies from the Source of strength and wisdom. How
much more should finite, erring man feel his need of help from God every
hour and every moment. How carefully should he follow the leading Hand,
how carefully treasure every word that has been given for his guidance and
instruction! “As the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters,
and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress,” so should our
eyes be upon the Lord our God. His commands should be received with
implicit faith, and obeyed with cheerful exactness
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The Review and Herald, November 8, 1887
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