It Can Not Be Done

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Dec 26, 1900

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 26, No. 52.

It Can Not Be Done.

One of the greatest griefs to the true Christian is that he can not make the one who does not know Christ understand the sweetness, the satisfaction, the rest of soul there is in His companionship and service. He can describe to that one a landscape, a person, a picture, a pudding, and he gets a fairly good idea of each, because he knows more or less about all the elements which enter into each. But not so with Christ. Knowledge of Him is like nothing else. This is well illustrated by the case of the little blind boy who was successfully operated upon by a skilful oculist. When the cure was complete, his mother led him out-of-doors, bandages were removed, and he obtained his first view of God's glorious sunshine and sky and flowers. "O mother," he exclaimed, "why did you never tell me it was so beautiful?" The tears started to her eyes as she replied, "I tried to, my dear, but you could not understand me." Even in this Christ-life on earth is this scripture true: "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit." "O taste, and see that the Lord is good."