You are in terrible darkness, and unless you arise in the name of God, and break asunder the fetters of Satan, and assert your freedom, you will make shipwreck of the faith. So great is the unwillingness of the Lord to leave you, and such is His love toward you, that notwithstanding your life has not been in accordance with His will, and your works and ways have been offensive to Him, the Majesty of heaven condescends to beg the privilege of making you a visit and leaving you His blessing: “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock.” The mansions in glory are His, and the joy of that heavenly abode; yet He humbles Himself to seek an entrance at the door of your heart, that He may bless you with His light and make you to rejoice in His glory. His work is to seek and to save that which is lost and ready to perish. He wishes to redeem as many as He can from sin and death, that He may elevate them to His throne and give them everlasting life. {2T 224.1}

(224) Du er i et frygteligt mørke og medmindre du rejser dig op i Guds navn og bryder Satans lænker i stykker og forsvarer din frihed, vil du lide troens skibbrud. Så stor er Herrens uvillighed mod at forlade dig og sådan er hans kærlighed mod dig at, uanset om dit liv ikke har været efter hans vilje og dine gerninger og veje har været imod ham, nedlader himmelens Majestæt sig til at bede om forret til at besøge dig og give dig hans velsignelse: »Se, jeg står for døren og banker.« Herlighedens boliger er hans og den glæde for den himmelske bolig; dog ydmyger han sig selv og søger om adgang ind af dit hjertedør, så han kan velsigne dig med hans lys og glæde sig ved dig i sin herlighed. Hans gerning er at opsøge og frelse dem som er tabt og ved at gå fortabt. Han ønsker at forløse så mange han kan fra synd og død, så han kan ophøje dem til hans trone og give dem evigt liv.