It is not now too late for wrongs to be righted. Show your repentance for past wrongs by redeeming the time. Where you have wronged anyone, make restitution as it comes to your mind. This is your only hope of the pardoning love of God. It will be like taking out the right eye or cutting off the right arm, but there is no other way for you. You have made efforts repeatedly, but have failed because you have loved money, some of which has not been very honestly gained. You would not try to redeem the past by restitution. When you begin to do this, there will be hope for you. If during the few remaining days of your life you choose to go on as you have done, your case will be hopeless; you will lose both worlds; you will see the saints of God glorified in the heavenly city and yourself thrust out; you will have no part in that precious life which was purchased for you at an infinite cost, but which you valued so little as to sell it for earthly riches. {3T 549.5}

Nu er det ikke for sent at få fejlende rettet. Vis din anger for tidligere fejl ved at indløse tiden. Hvor du har forurettet nogen, giv da erstatning når du kommer i (550) tanker om det. Dette er dit eneste håb for Guds tilgivende kærlighed. Det vil være ligesom at rive det højre øje ud eller skære den højre arm af, men der er ingen anden vej for dig. Du har gentagende gange gjort dig anstrengelser, men det mislykkedes fordi du elskede penge, nogle af dem er ikke blevet tjent ærligt. Du ville ikke forsøge på at indløse fortiden ved at give erstatning. Når du begynder at gøre dette, vil der være håb for dig. Hvis du i løbet af de få dage der er tilbage af dit liv vælger at fortsætte som du har gjort, vil det være håbløst for dig; du vil miste begge verdener; du vil se Guds hellige forherliget i den himmelske by og du selv vil stødes bort; du vil ikke få del i det dyrebare liv, som blev betalt for dig for en uendelig pris, men som du ringeagtede og solgte det for jordiske rigdomme.