But these great manifestations by God should never lull to security or carelessness. They should never give license to licentiousness, or cause the recipients to feel that God will not be critical with them, because they think He is dependent on their ability and knowledge to act a part in the great work. All these advantages given by God are His means to throw ardor into the spirit, zeal into effort, and rigor into the carrying out of His holy will. {TM 454.2}

Men disse store tilkendegivelser fra Gud burde aldrig dysse sikkerhed eller ligegyldighed ned. De skulle aldrig give lov til tøjlesløshed, eller få modtagerne til at føle at Gud ikke vil være kritiske over for dem, fordi de tænker at han er afhængig af deres duelighed og kundskab til at gøre en del i det store værk. Alle disse fortrin som er givet af Gud er hans midler til at indskyde iver i ånden, nidkærhed i anstrengelserne, og standhaftighed i det at bringe hans hellige vilje ud.