The large cities should have been worked just as soon as the churches received the light, but many have carried no burden for souls, and Satan, finding them susceptible to his temptations, has spoiled their experience. God asks His people to repent, to be converted, and to return to their first love, which they have lost by their failure to follow in the footsteps of the self-sacrificing Redeemer. {9T 140.3}

De store byer skulle have hørt budskabet, ligeså snart som menighederne modtog lyset; men mange har ikke følt nogen byrde for sjæle og Satan har fundet dem modtagelige for sine fristelser og berøvet dem deres åndelige erfaring. Gud formaner sit folk til at angre og omvende sig og komme tilbage til sin første kærlighed, som de har mistet ved forsømmelsen af at følge i den selvopofrende Forløsers fodspor.