He that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me; and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest Myself to him. If a man love Me, he will keep My words; and My Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth Me not keepeth not My sayings; and the word which ye hear is not Mine, but the Father’s which sent Me [John 14:21,23,24]. (17LtMs, Ms 151, 1902, par. 13) Thus saith the Lord: Will My people hear the message from My servant, when they will not keep My Word? Disobedience, a failure to practice My teachings, is the reason that there are so many voices and so much variance among My people. While they follow the impulses of their stubborn, rebellious hearts, they have no inclination to do My will. They set up their own will and choose their own way, and their way is not My way, neither are their thoughts My thoughts. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts [Isaiah 55:9]. (17LtMs, Ms 151, 1902, par. 14) Love for Christ leads to obedience. Those who disregard the words of Christ have not Christ’s wisdom, nor His peace, nor His light. Whatever their qualifications, however firmly they may trust in their own wisdom, their plans will result in foolishness, while they themselves will become inflated with ideas of their own greatness. (17LtMs, Ms 151, 1902, par. 15) They do not obey Christ; they have not His love in their hearts; and therefore they have not the mind of Christ. Their human nature refuses to be conformed to His will and way. (17LtMs, Ms 151, 1902, par. 16) The success of every worker depends on having the mind of Christ. Unquestioning faith in the Father and the Son is the great safeguard against annoyance and trouble. Those who have this faith realize that the all-sufficient support is ever underneath them. (17LtMs, Ms 151, 1902, par. 17) We have not studied and obeyed the words of Christ as we should. Christ likens His words to His flesh and blood. Speaking of this on one occasion, He said, Ye seek Me not because of the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you; for Him hath God the Father sealed [John 6:26-27]. (17LtMs, Ms 151, 1902, par. 18) Then said they unto Him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him whom He hath sent [John 6:28-29]. (17LtMs, Ms 151, 1902, par. 19) What sign showest Thou then, they said, that we may see and believe Thee? What dost Thou work? Our fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat [John 6:30-31]. (17LtMs, Ms 151, 1902, par. 20) They were urging Him to work a miracle similar to that which had been worked for the children of Israel in the wilderness. (17LtMs, Ms 151, 1902, par. 21) Then said Jesus unto them, Verily, verily I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven, but My Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto Him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life; he which cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst. But I said unto you, That ye also have seen Me, and believe not [John 6:32-36]. (17LtMs, Ms 151, 1902, par. 22) This is the position taken by many today who claim to be children of God. They do not understand what it means to receive Christ as a personal Saviour. They have never crucified self. (17LtMs, Ms 151, 1902, par. 23) I am instructed to say to those who minister in word and doctrine, [brethren], you need a practical knowledge of genuine faith in God. (17LtMs, Ms 151, 1902, par. 24)