“Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near: let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.” The lives of many show that they have no living connection with God. They are drifting into the channel of the world. They have, in reality, no part or lot with Christ. They love amusement and are filled with selfish ideas, plans, hopes, and ambitions. They serve the enemy under the pretense of serving God. They are in bondage to a taskmaster, and this bondage they choose, making themselves willing slaves of Satan. {5T 540.4}

»Søg Herren, medens han findes, kald på ham, den stund han er nær! Den gudløse forlade sin vej, (541) urettens mand sine tanker og vende sig til Herren, at han må forbarme sig, til vor Gud, thi han er rund til at forlade.« Mange viser i deres liv, at de ikke har nogen levende forbindelse med Gud. De driver ind på verdens veje. De har i virkeligheden ingen lod eller del i Kristus. De elsker fornøjelse og er fulde af egenkærlige forestillinger, planer, forhåbninger og ærgerrighed. De tjener fjenden under foregivende af at tjene Gud. De er i trældom hos en tugtemester; denne trældom vælger de og gør sig selv til Satans villige slaver.