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E NTERING INTO G OD ’ S S ABBATH R EST

miserable failure. Yet despite all these facts it is difficult to find anyone throughout history, apart from Christ, who consistently allowed God to direct all their ways. The prophet Daniel would be perhaps the next best example of a man who constantly trusted God to be His Plan Maker and who experienced Sabbath rest. There were times when God’s people left the planning to Him, but all too often, despite the success this brought them, they re verted to their own scheming, with its disastrous results. The lives of even great people are generally a mixture of both divine and hu man planning, with a continual tendency to drift away from God towards their own plans. This unfortunate proclivity has marred many lives, and brought ruin to movements and churches, which began so promisingly. If we learn from the mistakes of history, and, instead of repeating these we follow the perfect example of Jesus, like Him we will submit to the will of God, and enjoy the success that He did. We cannot experience Sabbath rest unless we are will ing to submit to God’s plans. But in order to do this we must learn how to be connected to our vital Source of light and life. The most important single factor in our daily lives is our con nection with the Source of all life. If we attempt to replace this Source with humanity, the eventual result is death, because any such substitution involves the rejection of the true Source. When we willingly accept God’s plans for our lives, we show that we are connected with the Source of all light and life. But when we choose to construct and follow our own plans, we separate our selves from that Source. In this way humanity becomes its own destroyer. The teaching that God destroys humanity, because of its transgression, is the complete opposite of these truths. If only we could be aware of our constant need to establish and maintain a correct relationship with the infinite Source, we would stay connected to Him and our troubles would be resolved. But God never forces Himself on anyone. Even though He knows better than we ever could that it is impossible for humanity to survive once our connection with Him is completely broken, He will not compel anyone to receive life from Him. He allows each Our Connection with the Source