You have thought when you could realize a certain prosperity in your business, then you would obey the Sabbath of the fourth commandment. But the Lord requires of every one of His subjects entire obedience. God’s requirements were upon you, and you have been making terms with God. And all the time Satan has been working to make it more and still more impossible as you look at the matter, to decide to keep the Sabbath. You have been growing less and less susceptible to the movings of the Spirit of God upon your heart. The Lord has given me a message for you and for your children to take up your long-neglected duty, to walk in the light as He is in the light. “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind.” “This do,” said Christ of a lawyer, “and thou shalt live.” This is the voice of God to yourself and to your children. The law of God is good as well as just and profitable to all who obey, and you will show honor to Him whom you obey. {Ev 242.2} When your mind is brought into conformity to the will of God, to obey His commandments, think you that the Lord will not have a care for you and your temporal interests? You have been almost persuaded, but did not obey. You thought you would wait until the way cleared before you. The Lord has left every human agent responsible for his course of action. God’s claims are to be your first consideration. Obedience to God is your first duty. You are to leave all the consequences in His hands. You have been hesitating because you do not now realize the strong convictions that you once had, and would not yield to obey. You need not expect as forcible conviction again. You will have to obey God and take your position on the truth, feeling or no feeling. Your business now is to work decidedly from principle, to make your decisions irrespective of consequences.—Letter 72, 1893. {Ev 243.1}

Du troede at du kunne få et vist udbytte af din forretning, da ville du adlyde det fjerde buds sabbat. Men Herren forlanger lydighed af enhver af Sine undersåtter. Guds krav lå på dig, og du har stillet betingelser for Gud. Og hele den tid Satan har arbejdet på at gøre det mere og endnu mere umuligt idet du ser på sagen, at beslutte dig for at holde sabbat. Du er blevet mindre og mindre modtagelig for Guds Ånds bevægelser på dit hjerte. Herren har givet mig et budskab til dig og dine børn: at tage din forsømte opgave op, og vandre i lyset idet Han er i lyset. "Du skal elske Herren din Gud af hele dit hjerte, og med hele din sjæl, og med hele din styrke, og af hele dit sind." "Gør dette", sagde Kristus til en lovkyndig, "og du skal leve." Dette er Guds stemme (243) til dig selv og dine børn. Guds lov er god, såvel som retfærdig og gavnlig for alle som adlyder, og du vil vise Ham ære som du adlyder. Når dit sind er kommet i overensstemmelse med Guds vilje, og adlyder Hans bud, tænker du så at Herren ikke vil have omsorg for dig og dit timelige arbejde? Du er næsten blevet overtalt, men adlyder ikke. Du tænker du vil vente, indtil vejen står klar for dig. Herren har ladet ethvert menneske stå til ansvar for sine handlinger. Guds krav skal være din første overvejelse. Lydighed mod Gud er din første opgave. Du skal overlade alle følgerne i Hans hænder. Du har tøvet fordi du ikke erkender den stærke overbevisning du havde tidligere, og at du ikke vil overgive dig til lydighed. Du skal ikke forvente en ligeså kraftfuld overbevisning igen. Du må adlyde Gud og tage din stilling for sandheden, uanset følelser eller ej. Nu er det din forretningsopgave at arbejde besluttet ud fra princippet, og tage dine beslutninger uanset konsekvenserne. - Brev 72, 1893.