The Lord’s PlanThere are, in the divine providence, particular periods when we must arise in response to the call of God and make use of our means, our time, our intellect, our whole being, body, soul, and spirit, in fulfilling His requirements. The present is such a time as this. The interests of God’s cause are at stake. The Lord’s institutions are in peril. Because of the terrible burden of debt under which our schools are struggling, the work is hindered on every side. In our great necessity, God has made a way through the difficulty and has invited us to co-operate with Him in accomplishing His purpose. It was His plan that the book, Christ’s Object Lessons, should be given for the relief of our schools, and He calls upon His people to do their part in placing this book before the world. In this He is testing His people and His institutions to see if they will work together and be of one mind in self-denial and self-sacrifice. {6T 469.1}

Når én med en tung byrde står foran en vanskelig bakke, omgivet af modarbejdende kræfter og har brug for stærke, venlige hjælpere, spildes der ofte megen tid på kritik, skælden og beklagelser. Men dette bevæger ikke byrden. Dem som byrden ligger tungest på har ikke brug for eller har fortjent kritik. Dette kunne passende falde på dem, som (464) burde have delt byrden tidligere. Men selv da ville kritik være malplaceret og den ville utvivlsom være nyttesløs. Vor første tanke burde være, Hvordan kan vi hjælpe med at løfte byrden. Tiden er kostbar. Der er for meget på spil til at risikere en udskydelse.