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Human Voice a Channel for Divine Voice, June 20
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will
be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye
shall do.
Exodus 4:15
.
When he who is a colaborer with Christ presses home the truth to the
sinner’s heart in humility and love, the voice of love speaks through the human
instrumentality. Heavenly intelligences work with a consecrated human agent,
and the Spirit operates upon the soul of the unbeliever. Efficiency to believe
comes from God to the heart, and the sinner accepts the evidence of God’s
Word.
Through the gracious influence of the Holy Spirit he is changed and be-
comes one with Christ in spirit and purpose. His affection for God increases,
he hungers after righteousness and longs to be more like his Master. By
beholding Christ, he is changed from glory to glory, from character to char-
acter, and becomes more and more like Jesus. He is imbued with love for
Christ and filled with a deep, unresting love for perishing souls, and Christ is
formed within, the hope of glory. “As many as received him, to them gave
he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name”
(
John 1:12
).—
Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, 220, 221
.
We need more of the working of the Infinite and far less trust in human
agencies. We are to prepare a people to stand in the day of God’s preparation;
we are to call men’s attention to the cross of Calvary, to make clear the reason
why Christ made His great sacrifice. We are to show men that it is possible
for them to come back to their allegiance to God and to their obedience to
His commandments. When the sinner looks upon Christ as the propitiation
for his sins, let men step aside. Let them declare to the sinner that Christ “is
the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the
whole world” (
1 John 2:2
).
Encourage him to seek wisdom from God; for through earnest prayer
he will learn the way of the Lord more perfectly than if instructed by some
human counselor. He will see that it was the transgression of the law that
caused the death of the Son of the infinite God, and he will hate the sins that
wounded Jesus. As he looks upon Christ as a compassionate, tender High
Priest, his heart will be preserved in contrition.—
Testimonies to Ministers
and Gospel Workers, 220
.
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