Gods Sabbath

T HE P LACE FOR OUR P LANS

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rous tones, the long slender flutes, the big bass drums, and the oth er members of the orchestra family. It was not difficult for him to recognize how essential these large and important instruments were, but his little piccolo with its high-pitched notes seemed so in significant as to be superfluous and unnecessary. So absorbed did he become with these cogitations that he unwittingly ceased to play his notes. Only a few seconds went by before the conductor rapped the podium with his baton and called, “Where is the piccolo?” The work of the orchestra was marred by the silence of its small est member. The conductor quickly discerned the lack and called

for the piccolo player to take up his work again exactly as had been planned for him. So it is in God’s cause. Each person has been assigned a task and a place. Whether the as signment is large or small is not important. What matters is that it

must be done exactly how and where it has been commissioned by the Master Plan Maker. The failure of any one worker in the plans formed by God, undermines His work, especially if that failure is united with self-appointment to another position and work. We therefore need to understand clearly where human re sponsibility ends and the divine begins. This requires careful study to dispel any initial impressions that the distinction is confusing or inexplicable. If we continue to study under our di vine Teacher, we will find our difficulties resolved as simple guiding principles fall into place.

Some Biblical Examples

The conquest of Jericho A simple biblical illustration of this distinction is provided in the conquest of Jericho. The actual plan of attack was worked out by the Master Plan Maker and delivered to the people