Our work is to toil in the vineyard of the Lord, not merely for ourselves, but for the good of others. Our influence is a blessing or a curse to others. We are here to form perfect characters for heaven. We have something to do besides repining and murmuring at God’s providences, and writing bitter things against ourselves. Our adversary will not allow us to rest. If we are indeed God’s children we shall be harassed and sorely beset, and we need not expect that Satan or those under his influence will treat us well. But there are angels who excel in strength who will be with us in all our conflicts if we will only be faithful. Christ conquered Satan in our behalf in the wilderness of temptation. He is mightier than Satan, and He will shortly bruise him under our feet. {3T 526.1}

Vort arbejde består i at slide i Herrens vingård, ikke kun for os selv, men for andres gode. Enten er vor indflydelse en velsignelse eller en forbandelse for andre. Vi er her for at forme fuldkommen karakter for himlen. Vi har noget at gøre, udover at vi skal beklage os over Guds forsyn og skrive bitre ting imod os selv. Vor fjende vil ikke lade os hvile. Hvis vi i virkeligheden er Guds børn vil vi plages og hårdt prøves og vi skal ikke forvente at Satan, eller dem under hans indflydelse, vil behandle os godt. Men der er engle som udmærker sig i styrke, som vil være med os i alle vore konflikter hvis vi blot vil være trofaste. Kristus besejrede Satan, i fristelsens ørken, for vor skyld. Han er mægtigere end Satan og han vil hurtig knuse ham under vore fødder.