We should cherish love and gratitude, we should look unto Jesus and become transformed into His image. The result of this will be increased confidence, hope, patience, and courage. We shall be drinking of the water of life of which Christ spoke to the woman of Samaria. He said: “If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give Me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water.... Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” This water represents the life of Christ, and every soul must have it by coming into living connection with God. Then blessed, humble, grateful confidence will be an abiding principle in the soul. Unbelieving fear will be swept away before living faith. We shall contemplate the character of Him who first loved us. {TM 226.1}

Vi skulle værne om kærlighed og taknemmelighed, vi skulle se på Jesus og blive omdannet til hans billede. Resultatet af dette vil blive forøget tillid, håb, tålmod og mod. Vi skal drikke af livets vand om hvilket Jesus talte til kvinden fra Samaria. Han sagde: »Hvis du kendte Guds gave og vidste, hvem det er, som siger dig: 'Giv mig noget at drikke!' så bad du ham, og han gav dig levende vand!.... men den, som drikker af det vand, jeg giver ham, han skal til evig tid ikke tørste; men det vand, jeg giver ham, skal i ham blive et kildespring til evigt liv.« Dette vand repræsenter Kristi liv, og enhver sjæl må have det for at komme i levende forbindelse med Gud. Da vil salig, ydmyg og glædelig fortrolighed blive en varig princip i sjælen. Utro frygt vil blive fejet væk for levende tro. Vi skal betragte hans karakter der først elskede os.