Every means you had resorted to for the recovery of health had failed. Not only your arm, but your entire system, was diseased. Your lungs were affected, and you were fast going down to death. At this time you felt that God alone could deliver. You could do one thing more; you could follow the direction of the apostle in the fifth chapter of James. You there made a covenant with God, that if He would spare your life to minister still to the wants of your children, you would be for the Lord, and Him only would you serve; you would dedicate your life to His glory; you would use your strength to advance His cause and to do good in the earth. Angels recorded the promise there made to God. {2T 273.1}

Hvert middel du har grebet til for at blive rask har slået fejl. Ikke blot din arm men hele organismen, blev syg. Dine lunger blev angrebet og du var snart på vej til at dø. På det tidspunkt følte du at Gud alene kunne udfri dig. En ting mere kunne du gøre; du kunne følge apostlens anvisning i Jakobs femte kapitel. Der kunne du gøre en pagt med Gud, så hvis han ville spare dit liv for stadig at hjælpe dine børns mangler, ville du være for Herren og han alene ville du tjene; du ville indvie dit liv til hans ære; du ville bruge din styrke til hans sags fremme og gøre godt på jorden. Engle har nedskrevet det løfte der blev afgivet til Gud.