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My brethren in responsibility, exalt the law of Christ’s kingdom
by giving to it willing obedience. If you are not yourselves under the
control of the Ruler of the universe, how can you obey His law, as
required in His word? Those who are placed in positions of authority
are the very ones who need most fully to realize their amenability to
God’s law and the importance of obeying all His requirements.
In some respects, many of those connected with our schools should
be standing on a higher platform. We know that it is the determined
purpose of some to be obedient to every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God. Such men and women will be given power of intellect
to discern the difference between righteousness and unrighteousness.
They have the faith that works by love and purifies the soul, and they
reveal God to the world.
We all need to gain a much deeper experience in the things of God
than we have gained. Self is to die, and Christ is to take possession
of the soul temple. Physicians, ministers, teachers, and all others in
responsible positions, must learn the humility of Christ before He can
be revealed in them. Too often self is so important an agency in the life
of a man that the Lord is not able to mold and fashion him. Self rules
on the right hand and on the left, and the man presses his way forward
as he pleases. Christ says to self, “Stand out of My path. Whosoever
will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and
follow Me. Then I can accept him as My disciple. In order to serve
Me acceptably, he must do the work I have given him in harmony with
My instructions.”—
The Review and Herald, August 16, 23, 1906
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