Jesus loves us, and we should be so imbued with his love, that others will feel its influence when they enter our homes. Where the spirit of love dwells, it permeates the entire household, and the bitter, harsh, and passionate words are all restrained. Open the door of your hearts and houses, fathers and mothers. Let Jesus come in. Let him abide with you. Then you can bring him to church with you; and wherever you go, you will be like lamps, trimmed and burning, shedding rays of light on all around you, whether in the world, or in the privacy of your own homes. Each one of you would be in favor with God. If Jesus were abiding in every home, the church would feel the refreshing of the presence of the Lord. There is labor to be done for the wandering ones. But it will not do to argue with them. When I try to labor with such, and they seek for a controversy, I do not answer them back. I tell them I have not come to argue, but to talk of the love of God to us, and to find out how they are standing in this, the hour of his judgment. I seek to speak words of faith and hope; to take away the unbelief that is leading them away from Jesus.

Jesus elsker os, og vi skulde så fyldes med hans kærlighed, at andre vil føle dens indflydelse, når de træder ind i vort hjem. Hvor kærlighedens ånd bor, gennemtrænger den hele husholdningen, og de bitre, skarpe og vrede ord tilbageholdes. Åbne jeres hjerte dør, fædre og mødre. Lad Jesus komme ind. Lad ham forblive hos eder. Så kan I bringe ham med eder til kirke, og hvor som helst I går, vil I være lig fyldte og brændende lamper, der udspreder lys omkring eder til alle sider, enten I er ude blandt fremmede eller i eders egne hjem. Enhver af eder vilde erholde Guds gunst. Dersom Jesus var en stadig gæst i ethvert hjem, da vilde menigheden erfare Herrens nærværelse. Der er et arbejde at gøre for de omflakkende. Men der må ikke diskuteres med dem. Når jeg prøver at arbejde med sådanne, og de forsøger at stride, så svarer jeg dem ikke tilbage. Jeg fortæller dem at jeg ikke er kommet for at diskutere, men for at tale om Guds kærlighed til os, og finde ud af hvordan de står i denne hans doms time. Jeg forsøger at sige troens og håbets ord; for at borttage den vantro der leder dem bort fra Jesus.