WORDS DO HAVE MEANING
Psalm 141:3
“Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth;
​keep the door of my lips.”

The prominent statement of this text is, “keep the door of my lips.” The consecrated child of God should not be flippant in any way, which would be dishonoring to God. Jer. 23:28 speaks volumes to us, “He that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully.” Let us never be found guilty of these words: “Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood” (Psa. 144:8). We now ponder the understanding of secretiveness. Our words are a way by which we may reveal things that should be concealed. In such cases our tongues must be so bridled as not to betray what should be concealed. Indeed, the chief way of exercising secretiveness is through restraint imposed upon our tongues, our words. This brings to mind the adage: The tongue can wag in many directions because it has no backbone.
 
It is the duty of the consecrated child of God to impose restraints on our feelings as to their expressions, our words and motions. The hardest kind of secretiveness in the form of restraint is the concealment of such feelings as would betray what should not be revealed. This comes only by years-long mastery of our feelings, so far as betraying them to others is concerned. The other part of secretiveness is tactfulness, the quality that manages our feelings, expressions, words and movements in ways of concealing the inapplicable feelings, expressions, words and motions and that reveals the applicable feelings, expressions, words and movements in such ways as to gain the results that one is seeking to achieve, and so to manipulate the feelings, expressions, words and movements as to make them conducive to the attainment of the purpose at hand; for tactfulness is the resourceful and proper management of matters so as to secure good results.
 
Secretiveness therefore, takes into consideration and acts in harmony with the requirements of time, place, person, circumstances, principles, prejudices, attitudes, habits, ideals, purposes, etc., at hand, and wisely uses them to secure good results, all the time avoiding such feelings, expressions, words and movements as would interfere with the object in view, and uses such feelings, expressions, words and movements as will advance the object in view. In this it should avoid all deceitfulness, double-dealing, lying and hypocrisy and thus not become guilty of deceit in the prosecution of its aims; for God did not give us secretiveness to be used as an evil thing, but to be used to prevent injury and to achieve good.
 
Therefore, the tactfulness of true secretiveness is good, even as Jesus taught His disciples to practice it, when He gave them the injunction, “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves” (Matt. 10:16). It is the wisdom of which the Apostle James speaks, describing it as heavenly in origin and in harmony with good principles, “The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy” (Jas. 3:17). Such tactfulness and such repression or restraint are parts of proper secretiveness.
 
Secretiveness is the next attribute of the Bible that will be taken up for study. At first thought it seems contrary to the thought of the Bible’s being a revelation to say that one of its attributes is secretiveness. Nevertheless, the Bible, reason and facts prove that secretiveness is one of its attributes. By this we are not to understand that everything in the Bible is secretive; rather that there are mysteries there that God desires to be a secret from the generality of mankind, the non-elect. This the Bible shows to be true from a number of standpoints. In Rev. 5:1 God’s Word is represented by a book (scroll), written on the inside and outside and sealed with seven seals. The things written on the outside represent the easy and simple things of the Bible, like its histories, most of its precepts and exhortations and some of its doctrines, while those written on the inside sealed by seven seals represent the secret features of the Bible, none of which can be understood until in due time Jesus opens the secreting seals and expounds the things therein to the elect people of God (Rev. 5:9). This same thought of concealment is symbolized in Isa. 6:2 where the Seraphim, the four great attributes of God surcharging the Bible, wisdom, power, justice and love, are represented as acting by the Old and New Testaments as their two symbolic wings operating in three aspects, thus as six wings. The two covering the face represent how these two Testaments hide the Truth (2 Cor. 4:6), and the two covering the feet represent how these two Testaments hide God’s secret acts, and the two flying represent how the two Testaments open up the Truth as due and set it into operation in effecting God’s purposes. Jesus gives testimony to the same effect in Mark 4:11,12: “Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand.”
 
As our Lord at His First Advent revealed to the little company of His disciples the information respecting His death and His departure to heaven and the necessity for these things, He did it gradually, for, like all Jews, their minds and hearts had grasped the glories of the coming Kingdom to such an extent that they had overlooked the testimony respecting the sufferings of Christ, which must precede it. Our Lord assured them that He would come again and receive them to Himself that they might be sharers of His glory, saying: “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also” (John 14:3). “It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come to you” (John 16:7). When He talked to them, they were not yet spirit begotten. For this begetting they waited until Pentecost, and our Lord could not explain to them as He would have done had they been spirit begotten. He must of necessity speak to them as natural men, without going into details, which without the begetting of the spirit would have been foolish to them. He left the details for a further revelation assuring them that when the holy Spirit, the Comforter, would come, He would through the Comforter bring all things to their remembrance which He had previously stated, intimating that they would then be able to understand the deeper things of the Divine Plan. He said again: “I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now” (John 16:12). As consecrated children of God we can recognize Jehovah’s purpose of secrecy!
 
OUR WORDS—OUR CHARACTER’S INDEX
 
Concerning our Lord Jesus, whose heart was perfect and His mouth spoke clear, clean, and concise; in whom was no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth, it was said, “grace is poured into thy lips:” and again, “All bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth” (Psa. 45:2; Luke 4:22). Moses, personating Christ, foretold the blessed influences of the Lord’s words, saying, “My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass” (Deut. 32:2). And Jesus said, “the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” (John 6:63). So wise, just and true were the Lord’s words, that, though His enemies were continually seeking to find some fault, it is said, “they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace” (Luke 20:26). And others said, “Never man spake like this man”—John 7:46.
 
Peter adds, “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God” (Pet. 4:11); wisely, and in accordance with the Spirit and Word of the Lord. Again, it is written, “Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile [deceit].” “Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.” “The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool [an unwise, reckless talker] will swallow up himself. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.” “Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few”—Psa. 34:13; Prov. 21:23; Eccl. 10:12, 13; 5:2.
 
And WHAT ABOUT faithful Job, while in the midst of all his afflictions, was very careful not to sin with his lips (Job 2:10; 31:30; 1:21, 22). He knew that his words would be taken by the Lord as an index of his heart, and he was careful to keep both the heart and the words right, saying: “Blessing shall we accept from God, and misfortune shall we not accept?” (Rotherham) “The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” There was no spirit of rebellion in a heart out of whose abundance came such words of loving submission, patience and faith under severe testings. The Psalmist in Psa. 39:1 says: “I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked [who tempts and tries the righteous] is before me.” Psa. 39:2-3 brings more clarity; in an unfriendly world we can expect to receive only the reproaches of our Master; for the servant is not above his Lord. The world, the flesh and the devil oppose our way: there are fightings within and fears without, and many are the arrows and fiery darts aimed at the righteous. But what is the safe attitude of the soul under afflictions and severe testings? Is it not in silence before God, waiting and watching first to see His leading, His will, in every matter before presuming to touch things that often involve so much? So, the Psalmist suggests, saying in v. 2: “I was dumb with silence; I held my peace, even from good [even from doing or saying what seemed good in my own sight]; and my sorrow was stirred. v. 3: My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: [description of a fiery trial] then spake I with my tongue”—not to the revilers, nor to others, but to the Lord.
 
As God’s consecrated children we must give an account for “every idle [unprofitable or pernicious] word” (Matt. 12:36); in view of the fact that we are being given severe trials and testings at the present time to prepare us for the privilege of service God has in reserve for Consecrated Epiphany Campers in the Kingdom work. While this class is not under full judgement at this time, Bro. Johnson writes of how serious to our future our special trials are as students and presenters of Jehovah’s Word of Truth. Some who have through their sins, especially against God’s Truth, so greatly undermined their characters as to make it, in some cases, impossible for the Millennial arrangements to reform them. All our words are taken by the Lord as an index of our hearts. If our words are rebellious, or disloyal, or frivolous, or flippant, or unkind, unthankful, unholy or impure; the heart is judged accordingly on the principle that, “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.” Thus, our words, in all the varied circumstances of our daily life, are bearing testimony continually before God of the condition of our hearts. So our Lord’s words imply: and in this view of the case how timely is the admonition, “Be not rash with thy mouth; and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God [And remember that; ‘all things are naked and opened to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do’—Heb. 4:13]; for God [our judge] is in heaven [upon the throne], and thou upon earth [under trial before the bar of God]: therefore let thy words be few” (Eccl. 5:2). Let them be thoughtful and wise, as uttered before God and man.
 
The Psalmist puts this prayer into the lips of all who feel this responsibility, “Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth: keep the door of my lips. Incline not my heart to any evil thing.” “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in Thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.” “My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. My tongue shall speak of thy word for all Thy commandments are righteousness. Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. I have longed for thy salvation [from all sin, and for the perfection and beauty of holiness], O LORD; and thy law is my delight” (Psa. 141:3-4; 19:14; 119:171-174).
 
Jehovah in His graciousness takes into consideration that we are imperfect beings, knowing that being perfect is not possible; however, He rightfully expects of His consecrated children our best endeavors, yet the perfect mastery of our words and ways is the thing to be sought by vigilant and faithful effort. But nevertheless, for every idle word we must give an account in this day of judgment. If, in the daily scrutiny of our ways, which is the duty of every Christian, we discover that in any particular our words have been dishonoring to the Lord, we should remember that, “if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 John 2:1); and in the name of our Advocate we may approach in prayer our Heavenly Father to offer our deep regret at our failure to honor His name and His cause by a holy walk and conversation, and humbly request that the sin be not laid to our charge, but that it may be blotted out through His gracious provision for our cleansing through Christ, humbly claiming that in His precious blood is all our hope and trust.
 
We should render up our account for every idle word; and by our words of repentance, supplemented by the merits of Christ applied by faith, shall we be acquitted. Otherwise, the idle words, dishonoring to the Lord, will stand against us and condemn us, and we will be obliged to suffer the consequences. The first consequence will be self-injury; for every evil thought or word indulged hardens the character and inclines it the more toward unrighteousness. The second consequence is a bad example to others, and the stirring up of evil in them. “A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger” (Prov. 15:1).  If daily we render up our accounts to God and seek His grace for greater overcoming power with each succeeding day, we shall be acquitted in judgment and stand approved before God through Christ, having the testimony of His holy Spirit with our spirits that we are pleasing and acceptable to Him.
 
BY THY WORDS ACQUITTED—BY THY WORDS CONDEMNED
 
Matt. 12:34 says, “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.” And v. 37 says, “by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” These words bring to us a clear understanding that a right condition of heart is necessary to the consistent use of right words, and that if one has a wrong heart condition, he will speak evil things. “A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things” (Matt. 12:35). In harmony with these Bible texts our first concern then, should be for the heart—that its affections and dispositions may be fully under the control of Divine grace; that every principle of truth and righteousness may be enthroned there; that justice, supreme reverence for God and Christ, and a fervent love for all the beauties of holiness, may be firmly fixed as the governing principles of life. As a man “thinketh in his heart, so is he” (Prov. 23:7).
 
Though the tongue is one of the most useful members, it is necessary to put a bridle, a restraint, a controlling influence, upon it. With the tongue we may honor our God, or we may blaspheme Him. When in the presence of the wicked, as our text indicates, we need to be still more on guard than when we are with the righteous; for with the wicked the tendencies and thoughts are toward evil. When with the wicked or in their presence we are in contact with a degrading influence. At such times, some who are of a sympathetic disposition may find special difficulty in bridling their tongues; but it is better to do so than to speak of even good things to the wicked, as we would feel at liberty to do with the righteous. Our Lord has suggested, “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you” (Matt. 7:6). The warning of the Scriptures is not against the tongue itself, but against the power we exercise against others in the wrong use of our tongues. Probably every person of experience will fully agree with the statement that the tongue is potent in its influence beyond any other member of the body, either for good or for evil. We cite again the adage: The tongue can wag in many directions because it has no backbone.
 
In James 3:9-12 the Apostle shows the moral chaos to which the Christian who fails to control his tongue is reduced, and he thereby shows how vain it is for such an one to hope that the worship he offers to the Heavenly Father can be pure and acceptable. “No man can serve two masters” (Matt. 6:24). A man who blesses (honors, praises) God and then curses (injures, defames, blights) men, “which are [literally, having been] made after the similitude of God” (v. 9) cannot continue to sit on the fence of indecision. The Apostle James shows us that there is a real and a moral contradiction which goes far beyond this: “Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing” (v. 10). Well does he add, with affectionate earnestness, “My brethren, these things ought not so to be.” But how often we find it so!
 
As consecrated children of God let us fully understand the mighty power of the tongue for evil; it would make us almost afraid to speak a word, lest we speak amiss. As God’s consecrated people we use our tongues in praising Him, in confessing His grace, mercy and love, and in witnessing to the precious Truth of His Word. This is proper. We must see to it that we learn this great lesson in the School of Christ, that out of the mouth which praises God there shall not come forth that which would be injurious to the brethren—or anyone. Did anyone ever know of a fountain sending forth at the same opening both sweet water and bitter (v. 11)? No! As the same fountain cannot yield both sweet water and bitter, so we cannot be copies of God’s dear Son, nor fit for the Kingdom, so long as we have such a disposition.
 
WORDS
 
Our first consideration is the word “blueprint.” Jehovah’s written word, the Bible, is The Plan of the Ages, which for over 6,000 years has been guiding mankind in the way they should go. In this, one is reminded of the work of Pastor C. T. Russell, who brought to light the “blueprint” of God’s plan of salvation for all the human family, which led to many further fine Biblical insights. A blueprint is described as a designed plan or technical drawing.
 
God’s Word (the Bible) has assured us of a time of trouble and that Godlessness would increase in human society, even this very day. The message of various means of communication has become on the whole more and more corrupt; the circumstances facing young people (as well as others) who are seeking to live by just and Godly principles has become much more difficult; and the temptations become stronger to more or less forsake these principles and to more or less live according to the world’s degraded ideas of conduct. We sympathize deeply with young people in the difficulties, temptations and great pressure within and without that they meet in various ways in modern society, in all school systems, especially colleges and universities, in which there is much favorable emphasis on evolution, humanism, atheism, LGBTQ [which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (or questioning). It’s an acronym used to represent a diverse group of people whose sexual orientation and/or gender identity differ from the societal norm of heterosexual and cisgender individuals], and much unfavorable emphasis on God, the Bible and its principles, and in which, with the “new morality,” moral standards are greatly lowered.
 
The children of today are born into a fast-paced lifestyle and at very young ages are given into their hands much electronic equipment, perhaps most prominent being the smartphone. This phone phenomenon with the need to have the phone held in the hand while walking and for many while driving is seen by young children as normal. Because their budding adulthood is struggling during teenage years (and even earlier) to find independent identity and expression. There is intense pressure, especially from those they consider as peers, upon young people to rebel against and defy parental and other authority, and against established moral codes, precepts and religious values. The adult culture around them presents as very desirable many of the very things they have been told are wrong and undesirable, and this arouses in many of them a desire and temptation to dabble in such things, desiring to be accepted by their peers.
 
The worldly music intended as entertainment for young people, which influences them greatly, has words, and often has accompanying short “videos,” both of which frequently encourage attitudes rebellious and defiant against God, parental and other authority, and promote permissiveness of all sorts. Many songs are sexually explicit, encouraging even perverted sexual activity, sadism, masochism, bondage, violence and homosexuality; other songs and “videos” are violent, spiritistic, ghoulish, and advocate Satan worship and disrespect for God, Christ and spiritual values, or at the very least present bizarre and distorted physical and religious images. In fact, we are living in a time when one has to search diligently on network television for a program worthy of our consecrated time.
 
Vulgar language, also referred to as profanity or foul language, is language that is considered offensive, often due to being obscene and irreverent. It can include swear words, slurs, and other language that is considered lacking in refinement. Vulgar language is generally considered offensive due to its content, which may be sexually explicit, thus disrespectful. Speaking profanities is usually the result of not being able to have a respectable conversation. Tears come to the eyes of the consecrated child of God that the bar of justice, once held at a height that people would have to reach for it, has been lowered to the point that the worldly can trip over it and be acceptable.
 
THE RIGHTEOUS
 
1 Pet. 4:18 says: “If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?” This begs the question: Who are the righteous referred to in our text? We reply that the Apostle is not referring to any class of people, but merely in a general way referring to a principle of the Divine Law which declares that he that doeth these things shall live; in other words, the Apostle is speaking of God’s arrangements. God has promised eternal life only to the righteous. The Apostle is not here referring to any class of people, but to divine principle (HE ’46, p. 25).
 
Let us study the meaning and purpose of the word righteousness. When applied to God, it is the perfection or holiness of his nature; virtue; faithfulness. When applied to a consecrated child of God, purity of heart and morality of life; conformity of heart and life to the divine law which is nearly equivalent to holiness, comprehending holy principles and affections of heart, and conformity of life to the divine law. It includes all we call justice, honesty and virtue, with holy affections; in short, it is true religion.
 
As an example: if we should take one hundred as representing the standard of righteousness, it would be impossible for anyone to have one hundred and one points; for he could not be more than righteous. And if he lacked anything of being up to the hundred mark, he would not be righteous. With a hundred as the standard the man possessing the ninety-nine points of righteous character would still be an unrighteous man; and, according to Divine Law, he could not have everlasting life. Let us as consecrated children of God eat and speak our words in harmony with Jer. 15:16, “Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.” God’s Word is so pure that He can say: “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it” (Isa. 55:11). “Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” (Gal. 6:7).
 
In Matt. 12:36 our Lord warned us that we must give an account for “every idle [unprofitable or pernicious] word … in the day of judgment.” In view of the fact that the present is our judgment day (for “judgment must begin at the house of God” 1 Pet. 4:17), we see what great importance attaches to our Lord’s words; and all our words are taken by the Lord as an index of our hearts. If our words be rebellious, or disloyal, or frivolous, or flippant, or unkind, unthankful, unholy or impure, the heart is judged accordingly, on the principle that, “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh” (Matt. 12:34). Thus, our words, in all the varied circumstances of our daily life, are bearing testimony continually before God of the condition of our hearts. So our Lord’s words imply; and in this view of the case, how timely is the admonition in Eccl. 5:2, “Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God [and remember that ‘all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do,’ Heb. 4:13] for God [our judge] is in heaven [upon the throne], and thou upon earth [under trial before the bar of justice]: therefore let thy words be few.” Let them be thoughtful and wise, as uttered before God, and not rash, hasty and illy considered.
 
We cannot imagine Christ Jesus indulging in slang or cheap expressions; John 7:46 informs us, “Never man spake like this man.” People who are refined in their language and method of speech, as well as in their general deportment, have the greater influence upon others. They command greater respect, and better heed is given to what they say. If we would increase our influence as ambassadors of God for Christ, if we would faithfully use our human all, which we have consecrated to God and His service, if we would bring only honor and glory to His name, we will choose our words carefully, and not cheapen our office and spoil our influence by the use of slang, questionable expressions or vulgar language.
 
The phrase ‘tree of life’ is used numerous times in our writings, and it can be pictured as a tongue: “The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit” (Prov. 15:4 NIV). Yes, the words that slide off the tongue can be used for good or evil. If we aspire to be effective Christians, we must be careful how and of what we speak. The Christian’s speech should always be “seasoned with salt,” constructive and preservative of holy thoughts in its effect (Col. 4:6).
 
The words we use and the manner in which we speak them may bring great benefits or cause much injury. From the same mouth may come insults or compliments, truths or untruths. Of course, the organ of speech—the tongue—is not at fault, for it is merely an instrument of the mind. And it is what lodges in the mind that finds expression in words. Beautiful speech is seldom heard in our modern world. What we do hear more frequently is swearing and profanity, much of which is an expression of anger, though often a sign of limited vocabulary. Not that educated people do not swear, it is not the education that counts, but the character. Nobility of intention endeavors to lift the spirit, to edify and encourage, as well as to inform. However, all too often today the trend is otherwise. We are subjected to political harangue with radio and television advertising that runs down political opponents. Words win or wear down. Much talking results in diminished attention, requiring the “volume” to be turned up. And so, we find more examples of outrageous speech (and behavior) thrust upon us in an effort to stand out from the competition.
 
In our Daily Heavenly Manna and Devotional Service for August 1, the Bible text discussed are the words of King Solomon as given in Prov. 18:21, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof “; and in the New Testament, James speaks from experience of the power of the tongue: “A fire, a world of iniquity” (James 3:6). Our Lord Jesus made this statement: “Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man” (Matt. 15:11). The thing we must guard with all diligence is our mind. We must be aware that the thoughts we harbor will at some time find expression through our mouth, and often at the most embarrassing moment. Our character, as well as our personality, will be judged by the things we say.
 
The wicked and profane of the world can no longer use a God-fearing vocabulary, as they too, have become lacking in good and pleasant conduct when speaking with another! Swearing, or the use of profane or offensive language, has become more common due to several factors, including a shift in societal acceptance, increased exposure to profanity through media, and a potential decline in formal constraints on language use. Additionally, some argue that swearing is a way to express emotions; particularly in situations where stress or frustration is high.
 
We close with remarks on the words of Matt. 24:45, “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?” In these words the Lord promised that, at the time of his second presence, he would bring forth from the storehouse things “new and old,” and that he would select one special channel through which those blessings would be brought to the household of faith, which our in-depth studies inform the consecrated child of God that this individual was Pastor Charles T. Russell; who brought forth “meat in due season” and the foundation principles [arrangements]. Yes, we expect more Truth to be revealed, when due, for the blessing of the household of faith.
 
Jehovah speaks to us in other ways. For Example, our DNA. The discovery of the DNA’s blueprint of life is generally credited to an English Scientist, Francis Crick and his American colleague, James Watson; but its earlier discoverer was the American Scientist, F. Miescher, in 1868. Over a century later, its significance was truly appreciated with the development of the double helix plan of Watson and Crick. This apparent chance discovery caused all the biology textbooks to have to be rewritten; suddenly a new set of words entered into the vocabulary of the world of science. This came hand- in-hand with the development of a technology that allowed men to peer into the smallest units in creation, a blueprint. The realization of the role of DNA in the functioning of the life process has led many to question the atheistic philosophies of some scientists; for who has ever heard of a blueprint without some designer drawing it? This discovery has led to a host of other amazing discoveries. In this, one is reminded of the work of Pastor Charles T. Russell, who brought to understanding the “blueprint” of God’s Plan of the Ages for all the human family, which led to many further fine Biblical insights.
 
As consecrated Children of God we remain grateful for God’s words of Truth given in the Bible! And we remain grateful and thank God for blessing pastor Russell, that servant, with the wonderful framework and understanding of His Plan of the Ages.

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