Every man is free to choose what power he will have to rule over him. None have fallen so low, none are so vile, but that they can find deliverance in Christ. The demoniac, in place of prayer, could utter only the words of Satan; yet the heart’s unspoken appeal was heard. No cry from a soul in need, though it fail of utterance in words, will be unheeded. Those who will consent to enter into covenant relation with the God of heaven are not left to the power of Satan or to the infirmity of their own nature. They are invited by the Saviour, “Let him take hold of My strength, that he may make peace with Me; and he shall make peace with Me.” The spirits of darkness will battle for the soul once under their dominion, but angels of God will contend for that soul with prevailing power.—The Desire of Ages, 258, 259 (1898). {Ev 626.2}

Hvert menneske har frihed til at vælge, hvilken magt han vil have til at herske over sig. Ingen er faldet så dybt, ingen er så fornedret, at de ikke kan blive frigjort i Kristus. Den besatte mand kunne kun udtale Satans ord i stedet for at bede, men alligevel blev hans hjertes uudtalte bøn hørt. Intet råb fra en sjæl i nød vil gå upåagtet hen, selv om det ikke finder udtryk i ord. De, som er villige til at gå ind i en pagt med Himmelens Gud, bliver ikke overladt til Satans magt eller til deres egen naturs svaghed. De får denne opfordring af Frelseren: "Lad ham gribe fat i min styrke, at han kan slutte fred med mig, og han skal slutte fred med mig." . . . Mørkets magter vil bekrige den sjæl der tidligere var under deres herredømme, men Guds engle vil kæmpe for den sjæl med sejrende magt. - Den store mester, side 167-168. (1898)