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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 9, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 19.

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A Safe Guide

By E. K. SLADE

E. K. SLADE
In no part of the journey is a pilot needed so much as when the boat is about to enter the harbor. We have almost reached the haven of rest, and on every hand there is imminent danger, seen and unseen, which will result in shipwreck and eternal ruin to many, simply because they fail to realize the importance of heeding most carefully every means that the Lord has provided for leading his people safely.
The promise, “I will guide thee continually,” should be cherished by people of God as never before, just at this time. “To the law and to the testimony” is a test not to be applied merely to those through whom the Lord would speak by his Spirit, but this test applies to all his professed people. A life that is not in harmony with the law and testimony will lead away from God and the truth.
Character and true moral worth are to be prized most highly. Men may speak with eloquence and possess powerful personalities, they may even speak with “the tongue of men and of angels,” but if there is no genuineness of character and loyalty to the principles of heaven, all this eloquence becomes of no avail. Yet there are many who yield readily to those who seem to possess magnetic powers, and are easily led by brilliance of speech and fine appearance, who need ever to remember, “To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”
A burst of eloquence may stir the feelings and arouse high and holy emotions, but we need ever to be on guard lest we be led in ways that are not in harmony with the great principles that are to be the means of safely landing the chosen people of God in the harbor of safety. The enemy will resort to that which is attractive and pleasant to hear and desirable to see; he will make an appearance at times which will seem to be really angelic, as he knows so well how to appeal to the human nature and the emotions of the flesh; but God has set a standard, and that guide must be ours in whomsoever we follow as we are passing the perils on nearing the eternal haven.
Holly, Mich.