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the eye of the All-seeing One, who weighs motives, who tries the
heart. He looked to God and trusted in Him for strength to carry him
uncorrupted through every form of temptation. He knew that a special
work had been assigned to him, and he desired as far as possible to
make that work thoroughly successful. But he knew that he could not
do this without divine aid, for he had a perverse people to deal with.
The presence of God was sufficient to carry him through the most
trying situations in which a man could be placed.
Moses did not merely think of God; he saw Him. God was the
constant vision before him; he never lost sight of His face. He saw
Jesus as his Saviour, and he believed that the Saviour’s merits would be
imputed to him. This faith was to Moses no guesswork; it was a reality.
This is the kind of faith we need, faith that will endure the test. Oh,
how often we yield to temptation because we do not keep our eye upon
Jesus! Our faith is not continuous because, through self-indulgence,
we sin, and then we cannot endure “as seeing Him who is invisible.”
My brother, make Christ your daily, hourly companion, and you
will not complain that you have no faith. Contemplate Christ. View
His character. Talk of Him. The less you exalt self, the more you will
see in Jesus to exalt. God has a work for you to do. Keep the Lord
ever before you. Brother and Sister Q, reach up higher and still higher
for clearer views of the character of Christ. When Moses prayed, “I
beseech Thee, show me Thy glory,” the Lord did not rebuke him, but
He granted his prayer. God declared to His servant: “I will make all
My goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the
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Lord before thee.” We keep apart from God, and this is why we do not
see the revealings of His power.
The Presence of Christ in the Schoolroom
My brother, my sister, may the Lord impart wisdom to you both,
that you may know how to deal with minds. May the Lord teach you
how great things He can do if you will only believe. Carry Jesus with
you, as your companion, into the schoolroom. Keep Him before you
when you speak, that the law of kindness may proceed from your lips.
Do not permit anyone to mold you in this matter. Allow the children
under your care to have an individuality, as well as yourselves. Ever
try to lead them, but never drive them.