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Learn the Truth, Then Live It, April 8
Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.
Psalm 119:11
, NKJV.
Study the word, which God in His wisdom and love and goodness has made so
plain and simple. The sixth chapter of John tells us what is meant by a study of the
Word. The principles revealed in the Scriptures are to be brought home to the soul.
We are to eat the Word of God; that is, we are not to depart from its precepts. We
are to bring its truths into our daily lives, grasping the mysteries of godliness.
Pray to God. Commune with Him. Prove the very mind of God, as those who
are striving for eternal life, and who must have a knowledge of His will. You can
reveal the truth only as you know it in Christ. You are to receive and assimilate His
words; they are to become part of yourselves. This is what is meant by eating the
flesh and drinking the blood of the Son of God. You are to live by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God; that is, what God has revealed. Not all has
been revealed; we could not bear such a revelation. But God has revealed all that is
necessary for our salvation. We are not to leave His Word for the suppositions of
human beings.
Obtain an experimental knowledge of God by wearing the yoke of Christ. He
gives wisdom to the meek and lowly, enabling them to judge of what is truth,
bringing to light the why and wherefore, pointing out the result of certain actions.
The Holy Spirit teaches the students of the Scriptures to judge all things by the
standard of righteousness and truth and justice. The divine revelation supplies them
with the knowledge that they need....
Make the Bible the man of your counsel. Your acquaintance with it will grow
rapidly if you keep your mind free from the rubbish of the world. The more the
Bible is studied, the deeper will be your knowledge of God. The truths of His Word
will be written in your soul, making an ineffaceable impression....
Not only will the students themselves be benefited by a study of the Word
of God. Their study is life and salvation to all with whom they associate. They
will feel a sacred responsibility to impart the knowledge that they receive. Their
lives will reveal the help and strength that they receive from communion with the
Word.... Of such ones the Lord Jesus can indeed say, “Ye are laborers together with
God.”—
Counsels on Health, 370-372
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