Bible Review V15: October 1916 - March 1918 - Iapsop.com

1916 KEEPING THE SABBATH 83
thine own words,"
has a meaning in it for us, who are
seeking the kingdom of God and his righteousness-a meaning
that cannot now be grasped by us; for when we cease
to speak with our own words, and se ek to he so thoroly,so
perfectly, absorbed in the mind of God, that we only speak
when we see therein a use to be served, then the Spirit of
God will flow in and fill our mind with knowledge, wisdom,
and understanding.
Some have committed the serious error of goirg about
in silence, almost refusing to answer when asked a question;
this conduct comes about by an entire lack of wisdom.
It takes great wisdom to speak when we ought to
speak, and to refrain from appearing eccentric, extreme,
and unreasonable. When our minds are filled with the
spirit of wisdom from on high, then we are enabled to disc=rn
all the uses of our words, so that we shall not be eccentrically
silent, neither shall we be noisy and babbling.
In all our association with men, there are always words
of wisdom and use that may
be exprest, therefore the
truly consecrated soul will always study the usefulness of
his words. He will study the effect of every word uttered,
for the uses are in the effects of the words.
In this connection we should pray earnestly to the Father
for wisdom, for as Jesus said, "If any of you lack
wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally,
and upbraideth not;,and it shall be given him."(Jas. i. 5.)
You who have turned "away thy foot from the sabbath,
from doing thy pleasure on his holy day," should realize
that you are past the old age-wherein there is nothing
but labor, sorrow, and death and are passing into the
new age, where a consciousness of God will abide within
you, which will bring all that is peaceful and joyous to
your soul, and will cause you to realize that you are no
longer of the earth, earthy, but that you are living and
are henceforth to live in the kingdom of God.
May divine wisdom and peace abide with you.