Read and study the fourth chapter of Zechariah. The two olive trees empty the golden oil out of themselves through the golden pipes into the golden bowl from which the lamps of the sanctuary are fed. The golden oil represents the Holy Spirit. With this oil God’s ministers are to be constantly supplied, that they, in turn, may impart it to church. “Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.” God’s servants can obtain victories only by inward purity, by cleanness of heart, by holiness. It is of the utmost importance that ministers set a right example. If they follow lax, loose principles, their example is quoted by those who are doing wrong as a vindication of their course. The whole synagogue of Satan is watching for defects in the lives of God’s representatives, and the most is made of every defect.—The Review and Herald, December 22, 1904. {TM 188.2}

Læs og studer det fjerde kapitel i Zakarias. De to oliventræer tømte guldolien ud af dem selv gennem guldrør ind i guldflasken hvorfra helligdommens lamper er påfyldte. Guldolien repræsenter Helligånden. Med denne olie bliver Guds forkyndere hele tiden forsynet, så de, igen, kan tildele den til menigheden. »Ikke ved magt og ikke ved styrke, men ved min ånd, siger Hærskarers Herre.« Guds tjenere kan opnå sejre kun ved indvendig renhed, ved hjertets renhed, ved hellighed. Det er af yderste vigtighed at prædikanter sætter et rigtigt eksempel. Hvis de følger slappe og løse principper, er deres eksempel noteret af dem der gør galt som et forsvar for deres kurs. Hele Satans synagoge er på vagt over for fejl i Guds repræsentanters liv, og det meste er lavet fra enhver defekt.- Review and Herald, 22.december, 1904.