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Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

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animate the soul of the child with a spiritual power<br />

that is divine. There will grow in the fruitful mind a<br />

familiarity with divine things which will be as a<br />

barricade against the temptations of the enemy.<br />

The work of teachers is an important one. They<br />

should make the Words of God their meditation.<br />

God will communicate by his own Spirit to the<br />

soul. Pray as you study, "Lord, open thou mine<br />

eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy<br />

law." When the teacher will rely upon God in<br />

prayer, the Spirit fills the mind <strong>and</strong> heart with pure<br />

thoughts, <strong>and</strong> God will work through him by the<br />

Holy Spirit upon the mind of the students. The<br />

Holy Spirit fills the mind <strong>and</strong> heart with sweet<br />

hope, <strong>and</strong> courage, <strong>and</strong> Bible imagery, <strong>and</strong> this will<br />

be communicated to the students. The words of<br />

truth will grow in importance <strong>and</strong> assume a breadth<br />

<strong>and</strong> fullness of meaning of which you never<br />

dreamed. The beauty <strong>and</strong> riches of the Word of<br />

God have a transforming influence upon mind <strong>and</strong><br />

character; the sparks of heavenly love will fall<br />

upon the hearts of the children as an inspiration.<br />

We may bring hundreds <strong>and</strong> thous<strong>and</strong>s of children<br />

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