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Manifest Working of the Holy Spirit
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seeker. He “is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sancti-
fication, and redemption.”
1 Corinthians 1:30
. But even the prayers
of many are so formal that they carry with them no influence for
good. They are not a savor of life.
If teachers would humble their hearts before God and realize the
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responsibilities they have accepted in taking charge of the youth with
the object of educating them for the future immortal life, a marked
change would soon be seen in their attitude. Their prayers would
not be dry and lifeless, but they would pray with the earnestness of
souls who feel their peril. They would learn daily of Jesus, taking
the word of God as their lesson book, having a living sense that it is
the voice of God, and the atmosphere surrounding their souls would
change materially. The temptation to be first would be quenched in
the lessons daily learned in the school of Christ. They would not
lean so confidently to their own understanding....
The teachers in our schools are today in danger of following
in the same track as did the Jews in Christ’s day. Whatever may
be their position, however they may pride themselves upon their
ability to teach, unless they open the chambers of the soul temple to
receive the bright rays of the Sun of Righteousness, they are written
in the books of heaven as unbelievers. By precept and example they
intercept the rays of light that would come to the students. Their
danger is in being self-centered and too wise to be instructed.
We are living in a world full of corruption, and if we do not
receive the living Christ into our hearts, believing and doing His
words, we shall be left as blind as were the Jews. All teachers need
to grasp every ray of heavenly light shed upon their pathway; for as
instructors they need light. Some say, “Yes, I think I am anxious for
this;” but they deceive themselves. Where do you get your light?
From what fountain have you been drinking? I have the word of
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the Lord that not a few of the teachers have left the snow waters of
Lebanon for the turbid streams of the valley. God alone can guide
us safely in paths which lead to the better country. But the teachers
who are not earnestly and intelligently seeking that better country
are leading those under their influence to be careless and to neglect
the great salvation bought for them at an infinite price.
A close connection with God must be maintained by all our
teachers. If God should send His Holy Spirit into our schools to mold