The Lord will not depend upon niggardly souls to take care of the worthy poor nor to sustain His cause. Such are too narrow-minded; they would grudge the smallest pittance to the needy in their distress. They would also want the cause narrowed down to meet their limited ideas. To save means would be the prominent idea with them. Their money would be more valuable to them than precious souls for whom Christ died. The lives of such, so far as God and heaven are concerned, are worse than a blank. God will not trust His important work with them. {2T 284.1}

Herren vil ikke være afhængig af gnieragtige sjæle til at tage sig af de virkelig fattige, ej heller lade dem støtte hans sag. Disse er for snæversynede, de ville bære nag over for den mindste gave til den trængende i deres nød. De ville også ønske arbejdet indskrænket så deres begrænsede ideer imødekommes. At spare på midlerne ville være den fremtrædende tanke for dem. Deres penge ville for dem være af større værdi end de dyrebare sjæle som Kristus døde for. Deres liv er, så vidt som det angår Gud og himlen, er ringere end en tom plads. Gud vil ikke betro hans betydningsfulde arbejde til dem.