Day by day human beings are deciding a question of life or death, deciding whether they will have eternal life or eternal destruction. And yet many of those professing to serve the Lord are content to occupy their time and attention with matters of little importance. They are content to be at variance with one another. If they were consecrated to the service of the Master, they would not be contending like a family of unruly children. Everyone would be standing at his post of duty, working with heart and soul as a missionary of the cross of Christ. The Holy Spirit would abide in the hearts of the laborers, and works of righteousness would be wrought. The workers would carry with them into their service the prayers and sympathies of an awakened church. They would receive their orders from Christ, and would have no time for contention. Messages would come from lips touched by a live coal from the divine altar. Earnest, purified words would be spoken. Humble, heartbroken prayers of faith would ascend to heaven. While with one hand the workers would take hold of Christ, with the other they would grasp sinners and draw them to the Saviour. {7T 240.2}

Dag for dag afgør mennesker spørgsmål om liv eller død, beslutter om de vil have evigt liv eller evigt fordærv. Alligevel er mange af dem, der bekender sig at tjene Herren, tilfredse med at bruge tid og opmærksomhed på mindre vigtige ting. For dem er det i orden at strides med hinanden. Hvis de helliget Mesterens tjeneste, ville de ikke slås som uartige familiebørn. Enhver burde stå ved sin pligtspost og arbejde med hjerte og sjæl som en missionær af Kristi kors. Helligånden ville forblive i arbejdernes hjerter og retfærdighedens gerninger ville blive udrettet. Arbejderne ville føre en opvågnet menigheds bønner og forståelse med ind i deres arbejde. De ville få deres ordrer fra Kristus, (241) ville ikke have tid til stridigheder. Budskaber vil komme fra læber berørt med levende kul fra det guddommelige alter. Alvorlige, rene ord ville blive talt. Ydmyge sønderbrudte trosbønner vil stige op til himlen. Imedens arbejderne tager fat i Kristus med den ene hånd, vil de gribe syndere med den anden og drage dem til Frelseren.