The Majesty of heaven works by whom He will. His providence sometimes selects the humblest instruments to do the greatest work, for His power is revealed through the weakness of men. We have our standard of reckoning, and by it we pronounce one thing great, and another small; but God estimates not according to the standard of men; He does not graduate His scale by theirs. We are not to suppose that what is great to us must be great to God, and what is small to us must be small to Him (The Signs of the Times, July 14, 1881).{6BC 1083.9}

Himlens majestæt arbejder med hvem han vil. Hans forsyn vælger nogle gange de ydmygeste redskaber til det største arbejde, for Hans kraft åbenbares gennem menneskers svaghed. Vi har regner tingene ud efter vor måde, og derved erklærer vi en ting for stor, og en anden for lille; men Gud vurderer ikke efter mennesker standard, Han danner ikke Sin målestok efter deres. Vi skal ikke tro at det der stort for os, må være stort for Gud, og hvad der er småt for os er småt for Ham (ST 14. juli, 1881).