Mind, Character, and Personality Vol. 2 - Second Advent Revival

out to them the pledge of God's reconciliation and assured them of His restored favor.
They perceived in his voice nothing but love and entreaty, and at last one ventured to
approach him. Too awed to speak, he silently pointed to the countenance of Moses,
and then toward heaven. The great leader understood his meaning. In their conscious
guilt, feeling themselves still under the divine displeasure, they could not endure the
heavenly light, which, had they been obedient to God, would have filled them with joy.
There is fear in guilt. The soul that is free from sin will not wish to hide from the light of
heaven.--PP 329, 330 (1890). {2MCP 478.1}
What to Do When Fearful.--Only the sense of God's presence can banish the fear
that, for the timid child,
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would make life a burden. Let him fix in his memory the promise, "The angel of the Lord
encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them" (Psalm 34:7). Let him
read that wonderful story of Elisha in the mountain city, and, between him and the hosts
of armed foemen, a mighty encircling band of heavenly angels. Let him read how to
Peter, in prison and condemned to death, God's angel appeared; how, past the armed
guards, the massive doors and great iron gateway with their bolts and bars, the angel
led God's servant forth in safety. {2MCP 478.2}
Let him read of that scene on the sea, when to the tempest-tossed soldiers and
seamen, worn with labor and watching and long fasting, Paul the prisoner, on his way to
trial and execution, spoke those grand words of courage and hope: "Be of good cheer:
for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you.... For there stood by me this
night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying, Fear not, Paul; thou
must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with
thee." In the faith of this promise Paul assured his companions, "There shall not an hair
fall from the head of any of you." So it came to pass. Because there was in that ship
one man through whom God could work, the whole shipload of heathen soldiers and
sailors was preserved. "They escaped all safe to land" (Acts 27:22-24, 34, 44).--Ed 255,
256 (1903). {2MCP 479.1}
God Deals Plainly.--But our Lord does not deceive us. He does not say to us, "Do
not fear; there are no dangers in your path." He knows there are trials and dangers, and
He deals with us plainly. He does not propose to take His people out of a world of sin
and evil, but He points them to a never-failing refuge. His prayer for His disciples was, "I
pray not that Thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that Thou shouldest keep
them from the evil." "In the world," He says, "ye shall have tribulation: but be of good
cheer; I have overcome the world" (John 17:15; 16:33).--SC 122, 123 (1892).
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Look Away From Self.--Look away from yourself to Jesus. You may acknowledge
that you are a sinner, while at the same time it is your privilege to recognize Christ as