The Lord requires us to be submissive to His will, subdued by His Spirit, and sanctified to His service. Selfishness must be put away, and we must overcome every defect in our characters as Christ overcame. In order to accomplish this work, we must die daily to self. Said Paul: “I die daily.” He had a new conversion every day, took an advance step toward heaven. To gain daily victories in the divine life is the only course that God approves. The Lord is gracious, of tender pity, and plenteous in mercy. He knows our needs and weaknesses, and He will help our infirmities if we only trust in Him and believe that He will bless us and do great things for us. {4T 66.4}

Herren forlanger at vi skal være hans vilje lydig, underlagt af hans Ånd og helliget til hans tjeneste. Selviskheden må lægges bort og vi må overvinde alle mangler i vor karakter som Kristus overvandt. For at udrette dette arbejde, må vi dagligt dø i selvet. Paulus sagde: »Dag efter dag dør jeg.« Han fik en ny omvendelse hver dag, gik et skridt fremad mod (67) himlen. At vinde daglige sejre i det guddommelige liv er kun den vej som Gud anerkender. Herren er nådig, af øm medynk og rigelig i barmhjertighed. Han kender vor behov og svaghed og han vil hjælpe vore svagheder hvis vi kun stoler på ham og tror at han vil velsigne os og gøre store ting for os.