When these workers shall arouse to their own accountability, when they shall lay their polluted souls before God just as they are, and their earnest cry shall take hold on His strength, they will then know for themselves that God does hear and answer prayer. And when they do awake, they will see what they have lost by their indifference and unfaithfulness. They will then find that they have reached only a low standard, when, had the mind and capabilities been cultivated and improved for God, they might have had a rich experience and might have been instrumental in saving their fellow men. And even should they be saved at last, they will realize through all eternity the loss of opportunities wasted in probationary time. {4T 460.3}

Når disse arbejdere vækkes til eget ansvar, når de skal lægge deres besmittede sjæle frem for Gud, sådan som de er og deres alvorlige råb griber fat i Guds kraft, vil de da vide, at Gud hører og besvarer bøn. Og når de vågner op, vil de se hvad de har mistet på grund af deres ligegyldighed og utroskab. Da vil de finde at de kun har nået en lav standart. Hvis deres sind og evner blevet opdyrket og udnyttet til Gud, kunne de have haft en rig erfaring og have været redskab til at frelse deres medmennesker. Skulle de endog frelses til sidst, ville de igennem hele evigheden se de tabte anledninger i prøvetiden.