The Majesty of heaven, while engaged in His earthly ministry, prayed much to His Father. He was frequently bowed all night in prayer. His spirit was often sorrowful as He felt the powers of the darkness of this world, and He left the busy city and the noisy throng, to seek a retired place to make His intercessions. The Mount of Olives was the favorite resort of the Son of God for His devotions. Frequently after the multitude had left Him for the retirement of the night, He rested not, though weary with the labors of the day. In the Gospel of John we read: “And every man went unto his own house. Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives.” While the city was hushed in silence, and the disciples had returned to their homes to obtain refreshment in sleep, Jesus slept not. His divine pleadings were ascending to His Father from the Mount of Olives that His disciples might be kept from the evil influences which they would daily encounter in the world, and that His own soul might be strengthened and braced for the duties and trials of the coming day. All night, while His followers were sleeping, was their divine Teacher praying. The dew and frost of night fell upon His head bowed in prayer. His example is left for His followers. {2T 508.1}

Min bror, du behøver en fuldstændig forvandling, en gennemgribende omvendelse. Uden dette er du kun en blind leder. Din indflydelse forøger ikke deres kærlighed og enighed som du er sammen med. I stedet for at bygge op, virker du spredende. Du har forbitret de vestlige stater med dine ufuldkommenheder. Medens du er så utilstrækkelig i Guds nåde og således givet (552) efter for egenkærlighed, kan du ikke få menigheden op til det stade som Gud forlanger at den skal have. »Thi dens tjener er jeg blevet ifølge den husholdergerning fra Gud, som blev mig givet, at jeg overalt skal forkynde jer Guds ord, den hemmelighed, der har været skjult igennem alle tider og slægter, men nu er blevet åbenbaret for hans hellige; for dem ville Gud kundgøre, hvilken rigdom på herlighed denne hemmelighed rummer blandt hedningerne, nemlig Kristus i jer, herlighedens håb. Ham forkynder vi, idet vi påminder ethvert menneske og lærer ethvert menneske med al visdom, for at vi kan fremstille ethvert menneske som fuldkomment i Kristus. Det er også det, jeg arbejder og kæmper for med hans kraft, som virker mægtigt i mig."