Compass of the Word

And the Word is just like the—the North star, it’s a true star. No matter which a way the world is floating, that North star is centered with the earth. You set your compass to the North star. It’s always in the center of the earth. Other stars float around with the world, but the North star stays stable.

Now the compass is the Holy Spirit, and (the) your—your tie post would be the North Star, so the Holy Spirit will always point towards the Word. The Holy Spirit will never lead you to anything else but the Word of God. So how could a man accept a creed, when it’s contrary to the Word, and then still say he has the Holy Ghost? The Holy Ghost would point you away from that. It takes the Holy Spirit to point you to the Word, for He is the Word. He is the Word, and It can only… As the—as the magnet in the compass is only set towards the North Pole, that’s the only way it can draw. And when the Holy Spirit is the Author and Writer, and the quickener of the Word, how can It point the person to anything else but the Word?

So when a person says they have the Holy Ghost, and accept something contrary to the Word, it shows that ain’t the genuine Holy Ghost they got. See? It may be a ghost, I wouldn’t dispute that, but it—it isn’t the Holy Ghost of Christ. Now, you know, many times, they take one another’s spirits; and so that might point, in like a group of man, to a certain thing, but it won’t—it won’t point to Christ. But the Holy Spirit always points to Christ, and Christ is the Word.

“Lean Not Unto Thy Own Understanding”, 65-0120, William M. Branham

CHORUS
We are like ships sailing across life’s troubled sea,
But with our compass set on the North Star
We’ll reach the shores of Eternity,
We are like ships sailing across life’s troubled sea,
But with our compass set on the North Star
We’ll reach the shores of Eternity.

Contrary winds of doctrine blew against us on the way,
But we set our eyes on the Captain,
Listened to what He had to say.
Many ships were tossed to and fro and were driven off their course,
But we are thankful to our Captain,
We aren’t shipwrecked, we aren’t lost.
He said, “Peace be still.” }
To see the glory of the Lord you }
must stand still. }2x

We are sailing through many rough waters,
Using our paddles skillfully,
Now we are faced with treacherous conditions,
We need the Master of the sea
To say ”Peace be still.”
To see your troubles end, you must stand still;
He’ll say, “Peace be still.”
To see the glory of the Lord you must stand still.

Upon the distant shore, there’s a land that’s shining bright;
Soon we’ll reach that golden shore
And be welcomed by the Prince of Light.
He’ll say, “Peace be still”,
My light has led you to do My perfect will.”
He’ll say, “Peace be still,”
And when we see Him face to face
We must stand still.

“We Are Like Ships”, Ulric Andrews

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
2 Peter 1:19