Keep Sound
Wisdom and Discretion
My son,
. . . keep sound wisdom and discretion: so shall they be life unto thy soul,
and grace to thy neck. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot
shall not stumble. Prov. 3:21-23
As little children we are to sit at the
feet of Christ, learning of Him how to work successfully. We are to ask God for
sound judgment and for light to impart to others. There is need of knowledge
that is the fruit of experience. We should not allow a day to pass without
gaining an increase of knowledge in temporal and spiritual things. We are to
plant no stakes that we are not willing to take up and plant further on, nearer
the heights we hope to ascend. The highest education is to be found in training
the mind to advance day by day. The close of each day should find us a day's
march nearer the overcomer's reward. Day by day our understanding is to ripen.
Day by day we are to work out conclusions that will bring a rich reward in this
life and in the life to come. Looking daily to Jesus, instead of to what we
ourselves have done, we shall make decided advancement in temporal as well as
spiritual knowledge.
The end of all things is at hand. What we
have done must not be allowed to place the period to our work. The Captain of
our salvation says, "Advance. The night cometh, in which no man can
work." Constantly we are to increase in usefulness. Our lives are always
to be under the power of Christ. Our lamps are to be kept burning brightly. . .
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In all ages God has given human beings
divine revelations, that thus He may fulfill His purpose of unfolding gradually
to the mind the doctrines of grace. His manner of imparting the truth is
illustrated by the words, "His going forth is prepared as the
morning." He who places himself where God can enlighten him, advances, as
it were, from the partial obscurity of dawn to the full radiance of noonday.
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