To have faith in the promises of God, to walk forward by faith, pressing on without being governed by circumstances, is a lesson hard to learn. Yet it is a positive necessity that every child of God learn this lesson. The grace of God through Christ is to be ever cherished; for it is given to us as the only way of approaching God. Faith in the words of God, spoken by Christ enshrouded in the pillar of cloud, would have enabled the children of Israel to leave a record of a very different character. Their lack of faith in God gave them a very checkered history.—MS 43, 1898. {2MCP 533.4}

At have tro på Guds løfter, at vandre fremad i tro, presse på uden at blive behersket af omstændighederne, er en lektie som er vanskelige at lære. Alligevel er det klart nødvendigt at ethvert Guds barn lærer denne lektie. Der skal altid værnes om Guds nåde gennem Kristus; for det er den eneste vej vi har fået til at nærme os Gud på. Tro på Guds ord, udtalt af Kristus i (534) skystøtten, ville have gjort at Israels børn kunne efterlade en efterretning af helt anden karakter. Deres manglende tro på Gud gav dem en meget broget historie.—MS 43, 1898.