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Follow the Lord’s Directions, April 26
Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily
thou shalt be fed.
Psalm 37:3
.
The Lord is acquainted with all our circumstances. When that Ethiopian
traveler was reading the Scriptures, as he rode in his chariot, angels of God were
looking upon the scene. One of the disciples was sent to meet the chariot, and
when he came to the place, he saw the man studying the Scriptures. Philip said to
him, “Understandest thou what thou readest?” He answered, “How can I, except
some man should guide me?” Then Philip opened to him the Scriptures. And
when he had heard and believed, the Ethiopian asked, “What doth hinder me to be
baptized?” (
Acts 8:30, 31, 36
).
This experience shows the Lord’s care for His people. It was the Spirit of
God that led this man’s mind to the Scriptures. But he could not interpret their
meaning. Then the Lord sent one of His servants to enlighten his mind, and to
make him understand.
When the Ethiopian asked, “What doth hinder me to be baptized?” Philip did
not wait to see how he would hold on to the faith. He said, “If thou believest
with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus
Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they
went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him”
(
Verses 37, 38
).
The Lord wants everyone of us to fill the very place He has appointed us. If
we will walk in simplicity and godliness, and trust in the Lord, just as the little
child trusts its earthly parent, He will enable us to do the work He has given us to
do. If we will seek the Lord, He will work for us.... The Lord will work out our
salvation for us, if we will commit the keeping of our souls unto Him as unto a
faithful Creator....
It is not we who make the impression upon the mind and heart. Angels of God
make the impression. They see every effort we make, and they soften the hearts
and enlighten the minds of those for whom we are working, so that heavenly
impressions can be made, and hearts and minds can be led to see and understand....
You are not working alone. When you are tempted to become discouraged,
remember this: Angels of God are right around you. They will minister to the
very earth, causing it to give forth its treasures. This is the instruction I am trying
to give to our people. I want them to understand what could be accomplished, if
they would work the will of the Lord. It is the Lord who has given the instruction.
Let us follow His directions.—
Manuscript 13, April 26, 1909
, “To the Workers
and Students at Hill Crest School.”
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