We are in the greatest peril when we receive praise of one another, when we enter into a confederacy to exalt one another. The great burden of the Pharisees was to secure the praise of men; and Christ told them that that was all the reward they would ever receive. Let us take up our appointed work and do it for Christ; if we suffer privation, let it be for His sake. Our divine Lord was made perfect through suffering. Oh, when shall we see men laboring as He labored! {5T 133.2}

Vi befinder os i den største fare, når vi får ros af hinanden, når vi indgår et forbund om at ophøje hinanden. Det magtpåliggende for farisæerne var at vinde ros af mennesker; og Kristus sagde til dem, at dette var al den løn, de nogensinde ville opnå. Lad os tage fat på den os beskikkede gerning og udføre den for Kristus; lider vi savn, så lad det være for hans skyld. Vor guddommelige Herre blev fuldkommengjort gennem lidelse. Oh, hvornår skal vi få at se, at mennesker arbejder, som han arbejdede!