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Subject: A Voice From God
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 10:54:20 -0400
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A Voice From God 

     These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received
the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily,
whether those things were so. Acts 17:11.  

     To some the Word of God is uninteresting. The reason is, they have so
long indulged in the bewitching stories to be found in the literature of the
present day that they have no relish for the reading of God's Word or for
religious exercises. This reading disqualifies the mind to receive sound
Bible principles and to work out practical godliness. . . .  

     When reading the Bible with humble, teachable heart, we are holding
intercourse with God Himself. The thoughts expressed, the precepts
specified, the doctrines revealed, are a voice from the God of heaven. The
Bible will bear to be studied, and the mind, if not bewitched by Satan, will
be attracted and charmed. . . . The light which beams through the Scriptures
is light from the eternal throne flashed down to this earth. . . .  

     All who make the Word of God their guide in this life will act from
principle. Those who are vacillating, vain, and extravagant in dress, who
are gratifying the appetite and following the promptings of the natural
heart, will, in obeying the teachings of God's Word, become balanced. They
will devote themselves to duty with an energy that never falters, and they
will rise from one degree of strength to another. Their characters will be
beautiful and fragrant and devoid of selfishness. They will make their way
and be acceptable anywhere among those who love truth and righteousness.  

     The psalmist prayed, "Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous
things out of thy law." The Lord heard him, for how full of assurance are
the words, "How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey
to my mouth!" "More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine
gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb." (Ps. 119:18, 103; 19:10.).
And as the Lord heard and answered David, so He will hear and answer us,
making our hearts full of gladness and rejoicing.  

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