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The Spirit Essential for Understanding Truth, April 2
But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit
searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
1 Corinthians 2:10
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There is a great work to be done for this time, and we do not half realize
what the Lord is willing to do for His people. We talk about the first angel’s
message, and the second angel’s message, and we think we have some under-
standing of the third angel’s message; but we should not be satisfied with our
present knowledge. Our petitions, mingled with faith and contrition, should
go up to God, for an understanding of the mysteries that God would make
known to His saints. We should have a realization that unless taught by the
Holy Spirit, we shall not rightly comprehend the Bible; for it is a sealed book
even to the learned, who are wise in their own conceit.
Jesus meant just what He said when He directed His disciples to “
search
the Scriptures.” Searching means to compare scripture with scripture, and
spiritual things with spiritual. We should not be satisfied with a superficial
knowledge. We should search for the hidden treasure concealed beneath the
surface, as the merchantman seeks for goodly pearls. Light, great light, will
reward the diligent searcher for truth.
There are many who have not taxed their mental powers, and who have
no experience in putting to the stretch their utmost ability to find out what
is truth. It is not possible that the Holy Spirit shall fall upon you unless you
feel your need, and are more desirous for its descent than you now are. You
should realize that you are living upon the very borders of the eternal world,
that Christ is coming very soon, and that all heaven is interested in the work
that is in progress in fitting up a people for His coming.
If ever there was a people that needed to heed the counsel of the True
Witness to the Laodicean church to be zealous and to repent before God, it is
the people who have had opened up before them the stupendous truths for this
time, and who have not lived up to their high privileges and responsibilities.
We have lost much in not living up to the light of the solemn truths which we
profess to believe.—
The Review and Herald, June 4, 1889
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