Brother B, I wish to alarm you; I wish to arouse you to action. I wish to entreat of you to seek God while He invites you to come to Him that you may have life. Watch, pray, work,” are the Christian’s watchwords. Satan is vigilant in his efforts; his perseverance is untiring, his zeal earnest and unabated. He does not wait for his prey to come to him; he seeks for it. To wrench souls from the hand of Christ is his determined purpose; yet professed Christians are asleep in their blindness, insane in their pursuits. God is not in their thoughts. A vigilant foe is upon their track; yet they are in no danger while they make God their trust. But unless they do this, their strength will be weakness, and they will be overcome by Satan. {2T 222.3}

Bror B, jeg vil gerne advare dig; jeg ønsker at vække dig til handling. Jeg vil bønfalde dig om at søge Gud når han indbyder dig til at komme til ham så du kan have livet. "Våg, bed (223) arbejd," er den kristnes feltråb. Satan er vagtsom i sine anstrengelser; hans udholdenhed er utrættelig, hans nidkærhed alvorlig og usvækket. Han venter ikke på at hans bytte kommer til ham; han opsøger det. Hans bestemte mål er at vriste sjæle fra Kristi hånd; alligevel sover bekendende kristne i deres blindhed, vanvittige i deres stræben. Gud er ikke i deres tanker. En årvågen fjende er lige i hælene på dem; de er dog ikke i fare når de gør Gud til deres tillid. Men hvis de ikke gør dette, vil deres styrke svækkes og de vil overvindes af Satan.