To have the higher education is to have a living connection with Christ. The Saviour took the unlearned fishermen from their boats and their fishing nets and connected them with Himself as He traveled from place to place, teaching the people and ministering to their needs. Sitting down on a rock or on some elevated place, He would gather His disciples about Him and give them instruction, and, before long, hundreds of people would be listening to His words. There are many men and women who suppose that they know all that is worth knowing, when they greatly need to sit humbly at the feet of Jesus and learn of Him who gave His life that He might redeem a fallen world. We all need Christ—the One who left the royal courts, laying off His kingly robe and crown and His majesty in the heavens, and clothing Himself with humanity. The Son of God came as a little babe, that He might understand the experiences of humanity and know how to deal with them. He knows the wants of the children. In the days of His earthly ministry He would not allow them to be forbidden to come to Him. Send them not away, He said to His disciples, “for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” {9T 174.2}

At have en højere uddannelse er at have en levende forbindelse med Kristus. Frelseren tog de ulærde fiskere fra deres både og fiskenet og knyttede dem til sig, medens han tog fra sted og underviste folket og afhjalp deres behov. Idet han satte sig på en klippe eller et andet højereliggende sted, vil han samle sine disciple omkring sig og undervise dem og snart efter ville der være flere hundrede mennesker der lyttede til hans ord. Der er mange mænd og kvinder, der mener, at de ved alt, hvad der er være at vide, når de trænger allermest til at sidde ydmygt ved Jesu fødder og lære af ham, der gav sit liv, for at han kunne genløse en falden verden. Vi behøver alle sammen Kristus - ham, som forlod de kongelige sale, idet han aflagde sin kongelige (175) klædning, krone og majestæt i himmelen for at iføre sig menneskelighed. Guds Søn kom som et lille spædbarn for at kunne komme til at forstå menneskenes erfaringer og vide, hvordan han skulle behandle dem. Han kender børnenes behov. Under sin jordiske tjenestetid ville han ikke tillade at man forbød dem at komme til ham. Send dem ikke bort, sagde han til sine disciple, for »Guds rige hører sådanne til«.