"Concerning the works of men, by the word of Thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. Hold up my goings in Thy paths, that my footsteps slip not." Psalms 17:4, 5.
An infinite price has been paid for our redemption, and we should know that we are in the right way, walking in the path of humble obedience.
We must bring our work, thought, and emotion to the word of God, and have God impress upon our hearts his written word; then may we have confidence toward him.
The Saviour says, “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.”
We can see harmony in the word of God. We are to be in a condition to keep God’s commandments and live, and his law as the apple of the eye.
It is true sanctification to love God with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and our neighbors as ourselves. We must be subject to the will of God. We must not make our feelings a standard, but God’s will must be our rule of action.
