Let us consider that Jesus took all the woes and griefs, the poverty and suffering, of man into His own heart and made them a part of His own experience. Although He was the Prince of life, He did not take His position with the great and honorable, but with the lowly, the oppressed, and the suffering. He was the despised Nazarene. He had not where to lay His head. He became poor for our sakes, that we through His poverty might be made rich. He is now the King of glory, and should He come crowned with majesty, millions would do Him homage. All would vie with one another in bestowing honors upon Him; all would plead to be found in His presence. An opportunity is now granted us to receive Christ in the person of His saints. God wants you to appreciate His gifts and use them to His glory. I entreat you to open your hearts to true and disinterested benevolence. {4T 620.3}

Lad os overveje at Jesus tog al vor smerte og alle vore sorger, fattigdom og lidelse, i sit eget hjerte og gjorde det til en del af sin egen erfaring. Selvom han var (621) livets fyrste, placerede han sig ikke sammen med de store og ærefulde, men sammen med den lave, den undertrykte og lidende. Han var den foragtede nazaræer. Han havde ikke et sted at lægge sit hoved. Han blev fattig for vor skyld, så vi ved hans fattigdom kunne blive rige. Han er nu herlighedens Konge og kommer han majestætisk kronet, ville millioner hylde ham. Alle burde kappes med hinanden om at give ham ære; alle ville bede om at være i hans nærhed. Vi tilstås nu en anledning til at tage imod Kristus, i skikkelse af hans hellige. Gud ønsker at I skal sætte pris på hans gaver og bruge dem til hans ære. Jeg bønfalder jer at åbne jeres hjerter for sand, uhildet godgørenhed.