Battles are to be fought every day. A great warfare is going on over every soul, between the prince of darkness and the Prince of life. There is a great battle to be fought, that the inhabitants of the world may be warned of the great day of the Lord, that the strongholds of the enemy may be entered, and that all who love the Lord may be gathered under the bloodstained banner of Prince Emmanuel, but you are not to do the main fighting here. As God’s agents you are to yield yourselves to Him, that He may plan and direct and fight the battle for you, with your cooperation. The Prince of life is at the head of His work. He is to be with you in your daily battle with self, that you may be true to principle; that passion, when warring for the mastery, may be subdued by the grace of Christ; that you come off more than conqueror through Him that hath loved us. Jesus has been over the ground. He knows the power of every temptation. He knows just how to meet every emergency, and how to guide you through every path of danger. Then why not trust Him? Why not commit the keeping of your soul unto God, as unto a faithful Creator? (The Review and Herald, July 19, 1892). {2BC 994.6}Chapter 6 2-5. See EGW comment on Judges 7:7, 16-18.{2BC 995.1}

Hver eneste dag bliver der udkæmpet slag. Der kæmpes en hård kamp om enhver sjæl mellem mørkets fyrste og livets fyrste. Der skal kæmpes hårdt, for at jordens indbygger skal advares om Herrens store dag, for at fjendens forstærkning kan indtages og for at alle der elsker Herren kan samles under Fyrst Emanuel's blodstængte banner, men det er ikke jer, der skal udrette det væsentlige i striden. I skal som Guds redskaber overgive jer til ham, så han kan planlægge, lede og kæmpe for jer, med jeres medvirken. Livets fyrste går i spidsen. Han vil være med dig under din daglige kamp med dig selv, så du kan være din overbevisning tro; så lidenskaben, når den kæmper for herredømmet, kan blive overvundet ved Kristi nåde, så du mere end sejrer ved (995) ham, som har elsket os. Jesus har været igennem det alt sammen. Han kender enhver fristelses magt. Han ved, hvordan man skal imødegå enhver kritisk situation og hvordan han skal lede dig på enhver farlig vej. Hvorfor ikke stole på ham? Hvorfor ikke overgive din sjæl til Gud, som til en trofast Skaber? (RH 19. juli, 1892).