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When Ganid asked his teacher why he evinced so little interest in this '''pagan''', Jesus answered:

When Ganid asked his teacher why he evinced so little interest in this '''pagan''', Jesus answered:

*“Ganid, the man was not '''hungry''' for truth. He was not dissatisfied with himself. He was not '''ready''' to ask for help, and the eyes of his mind were not '''open''' to receive light for the soul. That man was not '''ripe''' for the harvest of salvation. He must be allowed more '''time''' for the trials and difficulties of life to prepare him for the '''reception''' of wisdom and higher learning. Or, if we could have him '''live''' with us, we might by our '''lives''' show him the Father in heaven, and thus would he become so attracted by our '''lives''' as sons of God that he would be constrained to inquire about our Father. You cannot reveal God to those who do not '''seek''' for him. You cannot lead '''unwilling''' souls into the joys of salvation. Man must become '''hungry''' for truth as a result of the experiences of living, or he must desire to know God as the result of contact with the '''lives''' of those who are acquainted with the divine Father before another human being can act as the means of leading such a fellow mortal to the Father in heaven. If we know God, our real business on earth is so to '''live''' as to permit the Father to reveal himself in our lives. Thus will all God-seeking persons see the Father and ask for our help in finding out more about the God who in this manner finds expression in our lives.”  

*“Ganid, the man was not '''hungry''' for truth. He was not dissatisfied with himself. He was not '''ready''' to ask for help, and the eyes of his mind were not '''open''' to receive light for the soul. That man was not '''ripe''' for the harvest of salvation. He must be allowed more '''time''' for the trials and difficulties of life to prepare him for the '''reception''' of wisdom and higher learning. Or, if we could have him '''live''' with us, we might by our '''lives''' show him the Father in heaven, and thus would he become so attracted by our '''lives''' as sons of God that he would be constrained to inquire about our Father. You cannot reveal God to those who do not '''seek''' for him. You cannot lead '''unwilling''' souls into the joys of salvation. Man must become '''hungry''' for truth as a result of the experiences of living, or he must desire to know God as the result of contact with the '''lives''' of those who are acquainted with the divine Father before another human being can act as the means of leading such a fellow mortal to the Father in heaven. If we know God, our real business on earth is so to '''live''' as to permit the Father to '''reveal''' himself in our lives. Thus will all God-seeking persons see the Father and ask for our help in finding out more about the God who in this manner finds '''expression''' in our lives.”