“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” Often the follower of Christ is brought where he cannot serve God and carry forward his worldly enterprises. Perhaps it appears that obedience to some plain requirement of God will cut off his means of support. Satan would make him believe that he must sacrifice his conscientious convictions. But the only thing in our world upon which we can rely, is the Word of God. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Even in this life it is not for our good to depart from the will of our Father in heaven. When we learn the power of His word, we shall not follow the suggestions of Satan in order to obtain food or to save our lives. Our only questions will be, What is God’s command? and what His promise? Knowing these, we shall obey the one, and trust the other.—The Desire of Ages, 121 (1898). {Ev 241.2}

Mennesket skal ikke leve af brød alene, men af hvert ord, som udgår af Guds mund. Ofte kommer en Kristi discipel i forhold, hvor han ikke kan tjene Gud og dog fremme sine verdslige foretagender. Måske viser det sig, at lydighed over for et tydeligt krav fra Gud vil afskære ham fra at tjene til livets underhold. Satan ville gerne få ham til at tro, at han må ofre sin faste overbevisning. Men det eneste, vi i denne verden kan stole på, er Guds ord. Søg først Guds rige og hans retfærdighed, så skal alt det andet gives jer i tilgift. End ikke i dette liv (242) tjener det til vor fordel at vige bort fra at gøre vor himmelske Faders vilje. Når vi får kendskab til kraften i hans ord, skal vi ikke gå ind på Satans forslag for at skaffe os føde eller frelse vort liv. Det eneste, vi skal spørge om, er dette: Hvad er Guds vilje? og hvordan lyder hans løfter? Når vi ved dette, skal vi adlyde det ene og stole på det andet. - Den store mester s. 121 (dk 75). (1898)