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Moving Among the Students, May 16
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you,
he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal
bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Romans 8:11
.
The Lord God of heaven has caused His Holy Spirit from time to time to
move upon the students in the school [Battle Creek College], that they might
acknowledge Him in all their ways, so that He might direct their paths. At
times the manifestation of the Holy Spirit has been so decided that studies
were forgotten, and the greatest Teacher the world ever knew made His voice
heard, saying, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek
and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is
easy, and my burden is light” (
Matthew 11:28-30
).
The Lord knocked at the door of hearts, and I saw that angels of God were
present. There seemed to be no special effort on the part of the teachers to
influence the students to give their attention to the things of God, but God
had a Watcher in the school, and though His presence was unseen, yet His
influence was discernible. Again and again there have been manifest tokens
of the presence of the holy Watchman in the school. Again and again the
voice of Jesus has spoken to the students, saying, “Behold, I stand at the door,
and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to
him, and will sup with him, and he with me” (
Revelation 3:20
).
The Lord has been waiting long to impart the greatest, truest joys to the
heart. All those who look to Him with undivided hearts, He will greatly bless.
Those who have thus looked to Him have caught more distinct views of Jesus
as their sin-bearer, their all-sufficient sacrifice, and have been hid in the cleft
of the rock, to behold the Lamb of God who taketh away the sins of the world.
When we have a sense of His all-sufficient sacrifice, our lips are tuned to the
highest, loftiest themes of praise.—
Special Testimonies On Education, 77,
78
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