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E NTERING INTO G OD ’ S S ABBATH R EST

but various factors, such as an engaged line, could prevent the caller from making a direct connection with the person being called. This aspect in the use of telephones is equally true in the application of divine procedures. To reach the desired result, both correct procedures and a direct connection are necessary. If we are convinced of the arguments set forth thus far in this book, but find that our application of Sabbath rest principles does not work for us, we should not make the mistake of con demning the message. Instead, we should check carefully to see if we have established and are maintaining a living connection with our divine Source. An illustration from scripture is given by Paul in 1 Corinthi ans 12, where the apostle likens the church with its one Head, Jesus Christ, and its many members, the believers, to the hu man body, which similarly has one head in charge of a variety of members. It is not difficult to see that the members can operate successfully only when there is a living head directing them in dividually and collectively. The moment the living connection be tween any member and the head is broken, that member loses its capacity to function. The same is equally true in the spiritu al realm. No one in human history ever understood or practiced the Sabbath rest principles more thoroughly, nor reaped the bless ings more abundantly, than did Jesus. He is the perfect and complete example for every believer. A study of His life con firms that a vital factor in His daily success was His faithful preservation of a living connection with His divine Source. Irre spective of how busy He was, or how pressed with responsibili ty, He drew aside while others slept and spent many hours es tablishing so close a communion with His Father that He nev er had the slightest difficulty knowing and executing the will of His divine Head. Communion with the Father