To Strain Every Muscle—Man is allotted a part in this great struggle for everlasting life; he must respond to the working of the Holy Spirit. It will require a struggle to break through the powers of darkness, and the Spirit works in him to accomplish this. But man is no passive being, to be saved in indolence. He is called upon to strain every muscle and exercise every faculty in the struggle for immortality; yet it is God that supplies the efficiency. {2MCP 605.2}

At spænde alle musklerne — Mennesket har fået tildelt sin del af denne store kamp for evigt liv; det må reagere på Helligåndens virke. Det vil kræve en kamp at bryde igennem mørkets kræfter, og Ånden virker i det for at udrette dette. Men mennesket er intet passivt væsen, der skal frelses i dovenskab. Det kaldes til at spænde alle muskler og bruge alle evner til kamp for evigt liv; dog er det Gud som giver livskraften.