We want to seek the elevated and lovely. We want to direct the mind away from those things that are superficial and of no importance, that have no solidity. What we desire is, to be gathering new strength from all that we engage in. From all these gatherings for the purpose of recreation, from all these pleasant associations, we want to be gathering new strength to become better men and women. From every source possible we want to gather new courage, new strength, new power, that we may elevate our lives to purity and holiness, and not come down upon the low level of this world. We hear many who profess the religion of Christ speak often like this: “We must all come down upon a level.” There is no such thing as Christians coming down upon a level. To embrace the truth of God and the religion of the Bible is not coming down, it is coming up upon an elevated level, a higher standpoint, where we may commune with God. {2T 587.2}

Mange som bekender sig til at vente på vor Herres tilsynekomst søger ængsteligt og bebyrdet efter verdslig vinding. De er blinde for deres evige interesse. De arbejder for det som ikke mætter. De bruger deres penge på det der ikke er brød. De stræber efter at tilfredsstille sig selv med rigdomme som de samler på jorden, men vil forgå. Og de forsømmer beredelsen for evigheden, som bør være det første og eneste virkelige arbejde i livet.