Chapter 4—Walk in All Humility
My dear Brethren and Sisters, I would address you who have come
to a knowledge of the truth in Africa. You are young in the faith, and
there is great need of your walking humbly with God, and of learning
daily in the school of Christ by dwelling particularly in meditation and
conversation upon the lessons which He gave to His disciples. Walk
in all humility of mind, distrustful of self, seeking wisdom from the
God of wisdom, that all your ways and methods may be in firm and
close connection with the ways and the will of God, that there may be
no confusion.
A way has been opened through Jesus Christ by which wisdom and
grace and power may be obtained. He is an example in all things. The
very first lesson for those who embrace the message of truth to learn,
is to be in union with Christ and to have the power of His grace in
the soul, melting away all dross of character, bringing into subjection
even the thoughts. This must be done through the subduing of the
heart, that Christ may impress and write His law upon it. This is the
work to be accomplished for every soul, that all who love the truth will
reveal its sanctifying, refining, ennobling power upon the character, in
the spirit, in the words, and in the actions. Each will be a channel of
light through which Christ will communicate. This is what the apostle
meant when he said, “We are labourers together with God: ye are
God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.”
We must never forget how hard it is to remove long-cherished
errors from the minds of men, which have been taught from childhood.
We must bear in mind that earth is not heaven, and that there will
be discouragements to meet and to overcome, but forbearance and
tenderness and pity should be exercised toward all who are in darkness.
If we bring them to see the light, it will not be solely by arguments;
it must be by the work of the grace of Christ on your own hearts,
revealed in your own characters with firmness, yet with the meekness
and simplicity of Christ. Through much prayer you must labour for
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souls, for this is the only method by which you can reach hearts. It
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