They were humble and unlearned men, those fishers of Galilee; but Christ, the light of the world, was abundantly able to qualify them for the position for which He had chosen them. The Saviour did not despise education; for when controlled by the love of God, and devoted to His service, intellectual culture is a blessing. But He passed by the wise men of His time, because they were so self-confident that they could not sympathize with suffering humanity, and become colaborers with the Man of Nazareth. In their bigotry they scorned to be taught by Christ. The Lord Jesus seeks the co-operation of those who will become unobstructed 250 channels for the communication of His grace. The first thing to be learned by all who would become workers together with God is the lesson of self-distrust; then they are prepared to have imparted to them the character of Christ. This is not to be gained through education in the most scientific schools. It is the fruit of wisdom that is obtained from the divine Teacher alone.

De var ringe og ulærde mænd, disse fiskere fra Galilæa; men Kristus, verdens lys, var rigeligt i stand til at dygtiggøre dem til den gerning, han havde udvalgt dem til. Frelseren ringeagtede ikke uddannelse, thi forstandsmæssig dannelse er en velsignelse, når den beherskes af Guds kærlighed og er viet til hans tjeneste. Men han gik sin tids vise mænd forbi, fordi de var så selvsikre, at de ikke kunne føle deltagelse for menneskers lidelser og blive manden fra Nazarets medarbejdere. I deres blindhed lod de hånt om at lade sig belære af Kristus. Vor Herre Jesus søger medvirken af dem, der kan blive uhindrede kanaler til meddelelse af hans nåde. Alle, som ønsker at samarbejde med Gud, bør først lære at nære mistillid til sig selv; så er de forberedt til at få del i Kristi karakter. Dette kan ikke opnås gennem uddannelse i de mest videnskabelige skoler. Det er frugten af en visdom, som alene kan opnås hos den guddommelige lærer.