Many fix their eyes upon the terrible wickedness existing around them, the apostasy and weakness on every side, and they talk of these things until their hearts are filled with sadness and doubt. They keep uppermost before the mind the masterly working of the archdeceiver and dwell upon the discouraging features of their experience, while they seem to lose sight of the heavenly Father’s power and His matchless love. All this is as Satan would have it. It is a mistake to think of the enemy of righteousness as clothed with so great power, when we dwell so little upon the love of God and His might. We must talk of the mightiness of Christ. We are utterly powerless to rescue ourselves from the grasp of Satan; but God has appointed a way of escape. The Son of the Highest has strength to fight the battle for us, and “through Him that loved us” we may come off “more than conquerors.” {5T 740.2}

Gud opfordrer dem, der besidder landejendomme og huse, til at sælge og til at anbringe pengene, hvor de kan afhjælpe den store trang ude på missionsmarken. Når de en gang har erfaret den virkelige tilfredsstillelse, dette bringer, vil de vedblivende holde kanalen åben og de midler, Herren betror dem, vil stadig tilbyde forrådshuset, så sjæle kan omvendes. Disse sjæle vil så igen for Kristi skyld øve den samme selvfornægtelse, sparsommelighed og nøjsomhed, for at også de kan bringe Gud deres offergaver. Ved en klog anvendelse af disse talenter kan atter andre sjæle ledes til omvendelse og således går værket fremad som et bevis på, at Guds gaver værdsættes. Den guddommelige giver anerkendes og æren falder tilbage på ham ved hans husholderes troskab.