Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

them and treated them despitefully. In all this He
was revealing to them the character of the Father,
who is long-suffering, merciful, and gracious, slow
to anger, and full of goodness and truth.
When Moses asked the Lord to show him His
glory, the Lord said, “I will make all My goodness
pass before thee.” “And the Lord passed by before
him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God,
merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and
abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for
thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and
sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty. ...
And Moses made haste, and bowed his head
toward the earth, and worshiped.” (Exodus 33:19;
34:6-8) When we are able to comprehend the
character of God, as did Moses, we, too, shall make
haste to bow in adoration and praise.
The wisdom of God alone can unfold the
mysteries of the plan of salvation. The wisdom of
men may or may not be valuable, as experience
shall prove; but the wisdom of God is
indispensable. Miss what you may in the line of
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