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Tell Him, as did Moses, “I cannot lead this people unless Thy presence
shall go with me.” And then ask still more; pray with Moses, “Show
me Thy glory.” [
Exodus 33:18
.] What is this glory?—The character of
God. This is what He proclaimed to Moses.
Let the soul in living faith fasten upon God. Let the tongue speak
His praise. When you associate together, let the mind be reverently
turned to the contemplation of eternal realities. Thus you will be
helping one another to be spiritually minded. When your will is in
harmony with the divine will, you will be in harmony with one another;
you will have Christ by your side as a counselor.
Enoch walked with God. So may every laborer for Christ. You may
say with the psalmist, “I have set the Lord always before me: because
He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.”[
Psalm 16:8
.] While you
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feel that you have no sufficiency of yourself, your sufficiency will be
in Jesus. If you expect all your counsel and wisdom to come from
men, mortal and finite like yourselves, you will receive only human
help. If you go to God for help and wisdom, He will never disappoint
your faith.
The presidents of the State conferences have the same God that
the president of the General Conference has, and they may go to the
Source of wisdom for themselves, instead of depending upon one man,
who has to obtain his light from the same source.
It may be argued that the Lord gives special wisdom to those
entrusted with important responsibilities. True, if they walk humbly
with Him, He will give them help for their work; and He will give
you help for yours, if you seek it in the same spirit. If the Lord in His
providence has placed important responsibilities upon you, He will fit
you to bear these burdens, if you go to Him in faith for strength to do
this. When you put your trust in Him, and depend upon His counsel,
He will not leave you to your own finite judgment, to make imperfect
plans and decided failures.
Make No Man Your Confessor
Every one needs a practical experience in trusting God for himself.
Let no man become your confessor; open the heart to God; tell Him
every secret of the soul. Bring to Him your difficulties, small and