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save the merit of obedience. They would also question the possibility
of a mighty city being conquered in that manner. But the law of duty
is supreme. It should hold sway over human reason. Faith is the living
power that presses through every barrier, overrides all obstacles, and
plants its banner in the heart of the enemy’s camp.
God will do marvelous things for those who trust in Him. It is
because His professed people trust so much to their own wisdom, and
do not give the Lord an opportunity to reveal His power in their behalf,
that they have no more strength. He will help His believing children
in every emergency if they will place their entire confidence in Him
and implicitly obey Him.
There are deep mysteries in the word of God; there are unexplain-
able mysteries in His providences; there are mysteries in the plan
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of salvation that man cannot fathom. But the finite mind, strong in
its desire to satisfy its curiosity and solve the problems of infinity,
neglects to follow the plain course indicated by the revealed will of
God and pries into the secrets hidden since the foundation of the world.
Man builds his theories, loses the simplicity of true faith, becomes
too self-important to believe the declarations of the Lord, and hedges
himself in with his own conceits.
Many who profess our faith are in this position. They are weak
and powerless because they trust in their own strength. God works
mightily for a faithful people who obey His word without questioning
or doubt. The Majesty of heaven, with His army of angels, leveled
the walls of Jericho without human aid. The armed warriors of Israel
had no cause to glory in their achievements. All was done through
the power of God. Let the people give up self and the desire to work
after their own plans, let them humbly submit to the divine will, and
God will revive their strength and bring freedom and victory to His
children.
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