FOR RECOVERY THERE MUST BE RETURN TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE

FOR RECOVERY THERE MUST BE RETURN TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE

The first wrong step must be repented of and retraced before the Lord will help in the matter. When a Christian has put himself in the wrong, while he is so, he has no power to dictate to another. He must first take the beam out of his own eye. I consider self-vindication unworthy of any one standing for the Lord and for His truth, and I never saw a case of it where the one in the right did not suffer loss. Moses, David, Job, and Paul can leave their vindication to others. There must be repentance and ^[p. 143] coming forth simply to stand for the truth before the Lord can appear on their behalf.

There is no escape from deplorable confusion but in going back to the beginning, no one can retrieve his position but by going back, like the Nazarite, to the point of departure. The ‘altar at the beginning’ is the only true place for recovery.