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flock of God from accepting indiscriminately all that professes to be
communicated to them from the Lord.
If we work to create an excitement of feeling, we shall have all we
want, and more than we can possibly know how to manage. Calmly
and clearly “preach the word” (
2 Timothy 4:2
). We must not regard
it as our work to create an excitement. The Holy Spirit of God alone
can create a healthy enthusiasm. Let God work, and let the human
agent walk softly before Him, watching, waiting, praying, looking
unto Jesus every moment, led and controlled by the precious Spirit
which is light and life.
The people want a sign, as in the days of Christ. Then the Lord
told them that no sign should be given them. The sign that should be
manifest now and always is the working of the Holy Spirit upon the
mind of the teacher, to make the Word as impressive as possible. The
Word of God is not a dead, dry theory, but spirit and life. Satan would
like nothing better than to call minds away from the Word, to look for
and expect something outside of the Word to make them feel. They
should not have their attention called to dreams and visions. If they
would have eternal life, they must eat the flesh and drink the blood of
the Son of God.—
Letter 68, 1894
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