God calls for complete and entire consecration, and anything short of this He will not accept. The more difficult your position the more you need Jesus. The love and fear of God kept Joseph pure and untarnished in the king’s court. He was exalted to great wealth, to the high honor of being next to the king; and this elevation was as sudden as it was great. It is impossible to stand upon a lofty height without danger. The tempest leaves unharmed the modest flower of the valley, while it wrestles with the lofty tree upon the mountaintop. There are many men whom God could have used with wonderful success when pressed with poverty,—He could have made them useful here, and crowned them with glory hereafter,—but prosperity ruined them; they were dragged down to the pit because they forgot to be humble, forgot that God was their strength, and became independent and self-sufficient. {4T 544.1}

Hvis I nogensinde vil opnå succes i kristenlivet, må I bestemme jer for at være mennesker efter Guds hjerte. Herren ønsker at jeres indflydelse skal udøves i menigheden og i verden, til at ophøje kristenhedens standard. Sand kristen (544) karakter bør markeres med faste mål, en utæmmelig beslutsomhed, som ikke kan om formes eller undertvinges af jorden eller helvedet. Han, som ikke er blind for verdslig æres tiltrækningskraft, ligeglad med truslerne og ikke bevæges af forlokkelser, vil, helt ubevidst, kuldkastes af Satans bedrag.