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Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers
wisdom which cometh from above should not be called to serve in
positions where their influence means so much to church members.
In my earlier experiences in the message, I was called to meet
this evil. During my labors in Europe and Australia, and more
recently at the San Jose camp meeting in 1905, I had to bear my
testimony of warning against it, because souls were being led to
look to man for wisdom, instead of looking to God, who is our
wisdom, our sanctification, and our righteousness. And now the
same message has again been given me, more definite and decisive,
because there has been a deeper offense to the Spirit of God.
An Exalted Privilege
God is the Teacher of His people. All who humble their hearts
before Him will be taught of God. “If any of you lack wisdom, let
him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not;
and it shall be given him.” The Lord wants every church member
to pray earnestly for wisdom, that he may know what the Lord
would have him do. It is the privilege of every believer to obtain an
individual experience, learning to carry his cares and perplexities
to God. It is written, “Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to
you.”
Through His servant Isaiah, God is calling His church to appre-
ciate her exalted privilege in having the wisdom of the Infinite at
her command: “O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into
the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up
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thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities
of Judah, Behold your God! Behold, the Lord God will come with
strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him: behold, His reward is
with Him, and His work before Him. He shall feed His flock like a
shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them
in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
“Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, and
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the
earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills
in a balance? Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being His
counselor hath taught Him? With whom took He counsel, and who
instructed Him, and taught Him in the path of judgment, and taught