Trusting God’s Word by R. B. Wheeler

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 29, 1856

Trusting God’s Word

By R. B. Wheeler

Selected for the REVIEW by R. B. Wheeler.

Prov. iii, 5. Lean not unto thine own understanding. 1 Cor. iii, 19. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.

Whosoever desires to know the will of the Lord, and prays earnestly for instruction, shall certainly know his will. But he must not be wise in his own conceit, nor lean to his own understanding, nor expect that the wisdom or learning of this world will explain the things of God. He must not seek to reconcile the Word to his lusts, but combat his lust by the Word. In short, he must come to Jesus for instruction with great simplicity of mind, and not come for a month or a year, but sit all his life at the feet of Jesus, to receive instruction from him. Lord make me jealous of myself, enable me to go in and out by prayer, and keep me from all errors that may hurt my soul.