The Lord is waiting to manifest through His people His grace and power. But He requires that those who engage in His service shall keep their minds ever directed to Him. Every day they should have time for reading the word of God and for prayer. Every officer and every soldier under the command of the God of Israel needs time in which to consult with God and seek His blessing. If the worker allows himself to be drawn away from this, he will loose his spiritual power. Individually we are to walk and talk with God; then the sacred influence of the gospel of Christ in all its preciousness will appear in our lives. {6T 253.2}

Herren venter på at vise sin nåde og kraft ved sit folk. Men han forlanger at dem, som går ind i hans tjeneste, altid skal holde deres tanker rettet mod ham. Hver dag bør de have tid til at læse Guds ord og have tid til bøn. Enhver befalingsmand og enhver soldat undrer Israels Guds kommando behøver tid til at rådføre sig med Gud og søge hans velsignelse. Hvis arbejderen lader sig drage bort fra dette, vil han miste sin åndelige kraft. Vi skal hver især vandre og tale med Gud; da vil den hellige indflydelse fra Kristi evangelium, al dens kostelighed, vise sig i vore liv.