To the consecrated worker there is wonderful consolation in the knowledge that even Christ during His life on earth sought His Father daily for fresh supplies of needed grace; and from this communion with God He went forth to strengthen and bless others. Behold the Son of God bowed in prayer to His Father! Though He is the Son of God, He strengthens His faith by prayer, and by communion with heaven gathers to Himself power to resist evil and to minister to the needs of men. As the Elder Brother of our race He knows the necessities of those who, compassed with infirmity and living in a world of sin and temptation, still desire to serve Him. He knows that the messengers whom He sees fit to send are weak, erring men; but to all who give themselves wholly to His service He promises divine aid. His own example is an assurance that earnest, persevering supplication to God in faith--faith that leads to entire dependence upon God, and unreserved consecration to His work--will avail to bring to men the Holy Spirit's aid in the battle against sin.

For den, som er indviet til at tjene, er det en vidunderlig trøst at vide, at selv Kristus dagligt søgte til sin Fader for at få forøget nåde; og fra dette samfund med Gud gik han ud for at styrke og velsigne andre. Se Guds Søn bøje sig i bøn til sin Fader! Skønt han er Guds Søn, styrker han sin tro ved bøn, og ved samfund med Himmelen samler han kraft til at modstå det onde og hjælpe mennesker i deres nød. Som vor slægts ældre broder kender han deres behov, som midt i en verden fuld af skrøbelighed og fristelser dog ønsker at tjene ham. Han ved, at de sendebud, som han er i stand til at udsende, er svage, fejlende mennesker; men til alle, som helt vil give sig til hans jeneste, lover han guddommelig hjælp. Hans eget eksempel forvisser os om, at inderlig, vedholdende bøn til Gud i tro en tro, som fører til fuldkommen afhængighed af Gud og uforbeholden overgivelse til hans gerning vil kunne formå at bringe mennesker Helligåndens hjælp i kampen mod synden.