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Chapter 39—The Knowledge Received Through
God’s Word
The whole Bible is a revelation of the glory of God in Christ.
Received, believed, obeyed, it is the great instrumentality in the
transformation of character. It is the grand stimulus, the constraining
force, that quickens the physical, mental, and spiritual powers, and
directs the life into right channels.
The reason why so many are easily led into temptation and sin
is that they do not study the Word of God and meditate upon it as
they should. They do not by earnest effort direct the mind to that
which would inspire pure, holy thought and divert it from that which
is impure and untrue. The lack of firm, decided will power, which
is manifest in life and character, results from neglect of the sacred
instruction of God’s Word. There are few who choose the better
part, who sit at the feet of Jesus, as did Mary, to learn of the divine
Teacher. Few treasure His words in the heart and practice them in
the life.
The truths of the Bible, received, will uplift mind and soul. If the
Word of God were appreciated as it should be, both young and old
would possess a moral backbone, a strength of principle that would
enable them to resist temptation.
Let men and women teach and write the precious things of the
Holy Scriptures. Let the thought, the aptitude, the keen exercise of
brain power, be given to the study of the thoughts of God. Do not
study the philosophy of human conjectures, but study the philosophy
of Him who is truth. No other literature can compare with this in
value.
The mind that is earthly finds no pleasure in contemplating the
Word of God, but for the mind renewed by the Holy Spirit, divine
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beauty and celestial light shine from the sacred page. That which
to the earthly mind is a desolate wilderness, to the spiritual mind
becomes a land of living streams.
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