"Why do we turn from divine wisdom to human wisdom?
God sees the dishonor we do Him.
He knows that in humanity we shall find no solace for our
woe, and He pities us because we are so needy, yet so unwilling to make
Him our confidant, our burden-bearer.
He sees human beings slighting the
love and mercy provided for them, and He says sadly, Ye will not come
to Me, that ye might have life (John 5:40).
Our distrust is an insult to the One who has done so much for us.
He
will never neglect those who come to Him.
Of the poor, fainting soul,
tired of looking to humanity only to be betrayed and forgotten, Christ
says,
Let him take hold of My strength,
that he may make peace with Me;
and he shall make peace with Me (Isaiah 27:5).
Christ desires to say of His people
as He said of Israel of old,
*And
thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: *for it was
perfect through My comeliness,
*which I had put upon thee,
saith the Lord
God (Ezekiel 16:14)."
E.G.W.
