Not to Depend on Miracles—God does not generally work miracles to advance His truth. If the husbandman neglects to cultivate the soil after sowing his seed, God works no miracle to counteract the sure result of neglect. In the harvest he will find his field barren. God works according to great principles which He has presented to the human family, and it is our part to mature wise plans, and set in operation the means whereby God shall bring about certain results. {Ev 652.6}

Ikke være afhængige af mirakler. — Gud udfører normalt ikke mirakler for at fremme hans sandhed. Hvis forvalteren ikke får kultiveret jordbunden efter at have sået (653) sæden, udvirker Gud ikke et mirakel for at modvirke denne forsømmelse. Når høsten kommer, vil han finde sin mark gold. Gud virker i henhold til de principper, som han har vist sine børn, og det er op til os at lægge kloge planer. Vi skal tage de midler i brug, som Gud peger på vil give resultater.