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1.《信函》1901年83号 2.《文稿》1908年73号 3.《信函》1904年第343号 4.《信函》1906年16号 5.《文稿》1912年59号 6.《文稿》1894年第24a号 7.《文稿》1908年第65号 8.《文稿》1911年第23号 9.《文稿》1887年第22号 10.《信函》1899年第182号{PC 26.2} 11.《信函》1890年第35号 12.摘自《文稿》1907年第115号 13.摘自《文稿》1911年第29号 14.《信函》1898年69号 15.《信函》1906年172号 16.《文稿》1908年83号 17.《信函》1910年第64号 18.《信函》1898年第106号 19.《文稿》1906年第33号 20.《文稿》1886年第15号 21.以西结异象的教训 22,以西结异象的教训 23.《文稿》1906年第61号 24.加利福尼亚州疗养院 25.加利福尼亚州疗养院 26.《信函》1906年第230号 27.加利福尼亚州疗养院 28.《信函》1906年第214号, 1906年7月3日 29.怀爱伦夫人的讲话 30.摘自怀爱伦夫人最近一封关于各学校的通信 31.《信函》1910年第74号 32.加利福尼亚州疗养院 33.致奥尔森长老 34、加利福尼亚州纳帕县疗养院邮政局 35.致J.E.怀特夫妇 36、加利福尼亚州纳帕县疗养院 37、新南威尔士州,库兰邦,森尼赛德 38、致M.N.坎贝尔长老和G.A.阿马登 39.《信函》第116号 40、法恩斯沃思弟兄和姐妹 41. 加利福尼亚州疗养院 42.《信函》第200号1906年6月27日 43. 墨尔本,圣基尔达路,乔治阶地 44. 瑞士巴塞尔 45. 新南威尔士州格兰维尔 46. 北菲茨罗伊 47. 致范妮姐妹 48.致J.E.怀特夫妇 49. 北菲茨罗伊 50. 墨尔本 51.《文稿》1897年第3号 52.《文稿》1911年第9号 53.“要心情舒畅” 54. 对学生和助理工人的讲话 55. 加利福尼亚州洛杉矶格兰代尔 56.1905年9月15日写于加利福尼亚州纳欣诺市天堂谷疗养院 57.1905年9月27日写于加利福尼亚州疗养院 58、1905年10月27日写于加利福尼亚州疗养院 59、1905年11月1日写于加利福尼亚州圣赫勒那,“榆园” 60.洛马林达疗养院 61.写于加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县,格兰代尔 62、加利福尼亚州纳帕县的疗养院 63.1905年12月10日写于加利福尼亚州圣赫勒那疗养院 64.1905年12月11日写于加利福尼亚州纳帕县疗养院 65、1905年12月19日写于加利福尼亚州疗养院 66、1906年3月1日写于加利福尼亚州疗养院 67、1906年5月1日写于加利福尼亚州洛马林达 68、1906年5月28日写于加利福尼亚州疗养院 69、1906年6月8日写于加利福尼亚州疗养院,榆园 70、加利福尼亚州疗养院,榆园 71、1906年8月19日写于加利福尼亚州奥克兰 72、1906年9月3日写于加利福尼亚州疗养院 73、摘自怀爱伦夫人1905年9月9日在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的一次证道 74、1906年9月14日写于加利福尼亚州疗养院 75、1906年11月2日写于加利福尼亚州疗养院 76、1906年11月25日写于加利福尼亚州疗养院 77、1907年2月12日写于加利福尼亚州纳帕县疗养院邮政局 78、1907年5月7日写于加利福尼亚州纳欣诺市 79、1907年5月19日写于加利福尼亚州洛马林达 80、1907年5月20日写于加利福尼亚州格兰代尔疗养院 81、1905年4月12日写于加利福尼亚州疗养院 82、1905年5月23日写于美国首都华盛顿,塔科马帕克 83、1905年5月24日写于美国首都华盛顿塔科马帕克 84、1905年5月14日写于美国首都华盛顿塔科马帕克 85、1905年6月2日写于美国首都华盛顿塔科马帕克 86、1905年5月31日写于美国首都华盛顿,塔科马帕克 87、1905年5月28日写于美国首都华盛顿,塔科马帕克 88、《信函》1905年第247号,1911年7月24日 89、《信函》1905年第253号 90、《信函》1905年第233号 91、1905年6月25日写于加利福尼亚州圣何塞 92、《信函》1905年第183号,1911年7月24日 93、《信函》1907年第392号 94《文稿》1906年第3号 95《信函》1908年第90号 96《信函》1908年第132号 97《信函》1908年第196号 98《信函》1909年第94号 99《信函》1909年第70号,1909年4月20日 100《信函》1909年第100号 101《文稿》1909年第53号 102《文稿》1909年第7号,9月23日 103《信函》1907年第358号 104《文稿》1907年第73号,8月15日 105《信函》1907年第200号,8月29日 106《文稿》1907年第97号,9月19日 107《信函》1907年第182号 108《信函》1907年第186号 109《信函》1907年第276号 110《信函》1907年第306号 111《信函》1907年第312号 112《文稿》1907年第117号1907年10月22日 113《信函》1907年第360号 114《信函》1909年第178号 115《信函》1909年第140号 116《信函》1909年第122号 117《文稿》1910年第7号 6月28日118《信函》1910年第60号 119《信函》1911年第20号 120《信函》1911年第18号 121《信函》1911年第32号 122《信函》1911年第34号 123《文稿》1911年第13号 124《信函》1911年第78号 125《信函》1905年75号 126.1905年2月26日写于加利福尼亚州疗养院,榆园 127.洛马林达培训学校 128.《信函》1905年第97号 129《信函》1904年第7号 130.摘自怀爱伦夫人最近关于巴特尔克里克的信函 131.摘自1906年7月27日写给克雷斯医生夫妇的一封信 132《评论与通讯》特刊 133.帐篷大会的呼吁 134.1892年5月9日写于维多利亚州墨尔本,普雷斯顿 135.鲁莽与兼并 136.要抛弃批评、谴责和一切恶语中伤 137.肉食的使用 138.1886年3月1日写于瑞士巴塞尔 139.(1895年2月7日重新抄写) 140.1995年10月28日写于瑞典俄瑞伯 141.普鲁士,1886年 142.1890年11月25日写于纽约布鲁克林 143.1894年1月13日,澳大利亚维多利亚州布莱顿 144.为上帝作工所必需的资格 145.上帝工作中的正确关系 146.圣工的整体利益 147、个人的呼吁 148.1895年9月写于新南威尔士州格兰维 149.1894年11月26日写于新南威尔士州格兰维尔前景大街,“诺福克花园” 150.1895年9月10日写于格兰维尔,诺福克花园 151.总会的权威

1911年9月28日

1911年9月28日写于加利福尼亚州疗养院

S.N.赫斯格长老:

我为洛马林达做了一些投资,使该机构能买下与疗养院毗邻的待售土地。要是这块地被卖给了不信的人,要是他们挤了进来,该机构就会处于不利的景况。我感到我们担不起冒这个风险。现在那块地买下来了,而且到了这种程度,我们可以免受可能给我们的医学院带来麻烦和混乱的因素的影响。我不能罢休,直到我得到了保证,我们不会有这种可能。买下这块地可能意味着使机构远离原能造成烦累的一班人。现在我们拥有了这块地,我心中的负担就卸下来了。{PC 314.1}

与基督联合

1904年12月11日在里弗赛德的讲话

基督曾一直在将《约翰福音》第十四章含有的教导赐给祂的门徒。然后祂带他们离开楼房,经过城市,去橄榄山。他们在途中经过一棵美丽的葡萄树,门徒因它的美好而着迷,便叫救主注意它。当他们看着它时,基督说:“我是真葡萄树,我父是栽培的人。凡属我不结果子的枝子,祂就剪去;凡结果子的,祂就修理干净,使枝子结果子更多”(约15:1,2)。{PC 314.2}

上帝允许麻烦临到我们身上,以便测试和考验我们。修剪会引起疼痛,但那用刀的是上帝。神圣的农夫修剪有害的生长,使果实更丰富。{PC 314.3}

“你们要常在我里面,我也常在你们里面。枝子若不常在葡萄树上,自己就不能结果子;你们若不常在我里面,也是这样。我是葡萄树,你们是枝子。常在我里面的,我也常在他里面,这人就多结果子;因为离了我,你们就不能做什么”(约15:4,5)。{PC 314.4}

“你们要常在我里面,我也常在你们里面。”我们怎么住在基督里面呢?藉着每天每时的信心。我们在任何其它位置都不安全。 一个人的名字可能在教会名册上,他可能作出高尚的信仰表白,但这没有什么用,除非他与基督有活生生的联系,除非他的精神、他的言语、他的行为举止、他与信徒和非信徒的业务交易显明来自这种联合的美德。一个这样与基督联合的人有一种活的信心,这种信心持住神能;他就能逃避世上因情欲而来的败坏。{PC 314.5}

“人若不常在我里面,就像枝子丢在外面枯干,人拾起来,扔在火里烧了。你们若常在我里面,我的话也常在你们里面,凡你们所愿意的,祈求,就给你们成就”(约15:6,7)。{PC 315.1}

要在思想、言语和行为上表明你是住在基督里的。要让你的言谈显明这一点。讲话是一种宝贵的才干。我们的言语应当是上帝和圣天使能嘉许地听到的言语。我们的头脑应当是装满圣经珍宝的库房。要让记忆的殿堂墙上挂着上帝话语的宝物和祂宝贵的应许。要储存这些应许,以便在需要的时候,你能将它们送给劳苦担重担的人。你一采取立场站在上帝的旗帜下,你就是祂的宣教士了。你应当成为与祂同工的人。{PC 315.2}

“你们多结果子,我父就因此得荣耀,你们也就是我的门徒了”(约15:8)。你们应当结什么果子呢?——圣灵的果子,——“仁爱、喜乐、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信实、温柔、节制”(加5:22,23)。{PC 315.3}

“我爱你们,正如父爱我一样;你们要常在我的爱里。你们若遵守我的命令,就常在我的爱里,正如我遵守了我父的命令,常在祂的爱里”(约15:9,10)。祂使我们与祂联系,正如祂与父联系一样。在那个应许里有何等大的可能性,何等大的力量啊!我们为什么不信它呢?要是我们的道路上有阻碍,要是我们遭遇困难,但愿我们不要在绝望中放弃,而要坚持这些应许。{PC 315.4}

“这些事我已经对你们说了,”——使你们可能悲伤失望,拒绝相信你们可以过基督徒的生活吗?不。“这些事我已经对你们说了,是要叫我的喜乐存在你们心里,并叫你们的喜乐可以满足”(约15:11)。{PC 315.5}

虽然你可能有麻烦,但你可以充满信心地前进。知道你有一位住在你里面的基督。祂告诉那些身处困境和困惑中的人把他们的重负带给祂。祂没有告诉他们去找邻居谈论这件事。他对那些劳苦担重担的人说:“到我这里来,我就使你们得安息。”“我心里柔和谦卑,你们当负我的轭,学我的样式;这样,你们心里就必得享安息。因为我的轭是容易的,我的担子是轻省的”(太11:28-30)。{PC 315.6}

不要负人造的轭;这种轭沉重难堪。当我们学习基督的柔和谦卑,并将我们的重担卸给祂时,安息就会临到我们。祂总是准备帮助我们。主更愿意将圣灵给求祂的人,过于父母把好东西给儿女。这句话多么充实、多么宽广啊!{PC 316.1}

但我们却常常把自己掌握在自己的手中,认为我们能以一种能给我们带来安宁和休息的方式安排事情。我们成功了吗?没有。我们陷入了比以前更多的麻烦。当事情出现,让我们困惑时,我们就焦虑不安,开始指责别人,挑剔他们。我们应该怎么做呢?基督告诉我们了。祂说:“我实实在在的告诉你们,你们若不吃人子的肉,不喝人子的血,就没有生命在你们里面。吃我肉、喝我血的人就有永生,在末日我要叫他复活。我的肉真是可吃的,我的血真是可喝的。吃我肉、喝我血的人常在我里面,我也常在他里面。永活的父怎样差我来,我又因父活着;照样,吃我肉的人也要因我活着。”“叫人活着的乃是灵,肉体是无益的。我对你们所说的话就是灵,就是生命”(约6:53-57,63)。这些话在约5:24中得到了清楚的解释:“我实实在在的告诉你们,那听我话、又信差我来者的,就有永生;不至于定罪,是已经出死入生了。”{PC 316.2}

不要谈论别人的毛病,当料理自己的园子,要确知自己的心已被上帝的大能洁净了。当患难来临时,不要失去忍耐,不要焦躁烦恼,而要到主那里去,将这一切的事都告诉祂。祂岂没有说过吗?——“你们祈求,就给你们;寻找,就寻见;叩门,就给你们开门”(太7:7)。你要直接去见主,心存谦卑,将你的患难告诉祂。不要到人间的朋友那里,因他们已有足够他们挑的重担。要去找为你舍命的那一位。你是用重价买来的;因此要在你属于上帝的身子和心灵上荣耀上帝。行事为人不要自足自负,以为你能正确地指导自己。基督说:“当学我的样式,因为我心里柔和谦卑。”{PC 316.3}

当在主面前屈膝,求祂帮助你。要告诉祂你的心有重担,求祂卸下你的重担。夜复一夜我都这样告诉祂,那时我几个小时无法入睡,因为想到在这里和别处必须做成什么好引导我们的人认识到摆在那些全心全意从事主圣工之人面前的光荣的可能性和发展潜力,并且使他们开始承担这个负担。{PC 316.4}

“我实实在在的告诉你们,子凭着自己不能做什么,惟有看见父所做的,子才能做;父所做的事,子也照样做。父爱子,将自己所作的一切事指给祂看,还要将比这更大的事指给祂看,叫你们希奇。父怎样叫死人起来,使他们活着,子也照样随自己的意思使人活着。父不审判什么人,乃将审判的事全交与子,叫人都尊敬子如同尊敬父一样。不尊敬子的,就是不尊敬差子来的父”(约5:19-23)。{PC 316.5}

不要以为将你的担子交托他人代挑,自己就能得解脱。当直接来到那位背负重担的主面前,向祂细述这一切。要相信祂有能力且愿意接受你的情况。当你本着痛悔的心来到十字架脚下,当你信靠那位被钉且复活之救主的功劳,你就必藉着祂获得能力。当你将自己无能为力的心灵交给祂,祂就赐你平安、喜乐、力量和勇气。于是你就有能力向他人说明基督对你是何等宝贵。你就能说:“我曾寻求祂,并发现祂对我的心灵是何等的宝贵。”{PC 317.1}

“你们必得享安息。”如何呢?由于活的经验。因为上帝的轭是忍耐、温柔和坚忍的轭。祂,天军之王,降卑了自己。祂亲自取了人性,站在人类之首,以便教导堕落的人类如何成为与上帝的性情有分的人。凡学习祂柔和谦卑的人,也学习怎样彼此相爱,正如祂爱了他们一样。他们要达到拒绝批评和谴责他人的地步。他们认识到自己有一项他人不能代替去作的工夫——就是向基督学习的工夫。何时我们将自己放在祂的手中,祂就向我们启明我们前途的可能性和很可能性,并吩咐我们向那位无限地高出犯错误之世人的主寻求帮助。{PC 317.2}

基督是我们的效能。我怎能知道这点呢?我凭经验知道的。多年前,曾有一度,我感到绝望。于是我将自己交托救主的怜悯与慈爱,祂的能力就临到我身上。有一次那些正在检查我的人以为我已死了。但忽然间我竟扬声祷告。整夜有上帝的能力在我身上,此后我就明白我必须指望基督,而不要指望从任何人得解脱。我常常不住地祈求帮助,救主便时刻站在我的身边,等待我认出祂为我的效能、我的力量和我的恩惠。我学好了教训,而从那以后,我何时跪下祷告,我就相信必蒙应允,也不管情绪上感觉能否得蒙听允。感觉不应成为我们的向导。感觉不是信心,而是与信心相离甚远的,像东离西那么远。{PC 317.3}

我们为什么要问我们是否会得到所应许的祝福呢?上帝并不改变祂口中所出的话。当我们倚赖祂的时候,我们的心就必充满平安喜乐。当有人对我们说令人恼火的话时,我们并不回敬,反而,一有机会,我们就讲述主是多么良善,祂是多么乐于为那些倚赖祂的人行事。{PC 317.4}

上帝希望我们来到祂面前,就像小孩子来到自己的父母面前。祂希望我们本着信心向祂求恩典以供应我们的需要,一点不疑惑。“你们中间若有缺少智慧的,应当求那厚赐与众人、也不斥责人的上帝,主就必赐给他”(雅1:5)。{PC 318.1}

我们是上帝的小孩,然而我们不要忘了,祂期待我们在基督里长大到成年男女的身量。让我们谈论上帝的善良,讲述祂的权能吧,抛弃阴郁和不信。让我们谈论信心吧。上帝希望我们靠祂的力量刚强。祂死过为要拯救我们,祂希望我们达到祂摆在我们面前的高标准。{PC 318.2}

我们不应在基督徒的生活上停滞不前。我们有一个进步要取得。我们要持定主,祂有一切的能力,记住我们每时每记得都需要祂的帮助。我们应当总是准备好对他人说到我们主耶稣基督的恩典和拯救的能力。每一个人都有特权在恩典上长进,天天在基督徒的生活上达到更高的造诣。{PC 318.3}

我甚愿我们藉着实现基督想要为我们成就的事和相信祂的话来荣耀祂。我们若愿如此行,就成为反照日光的基督徒。藉着仰望基督,我们就变成祂的形象。但我们决不能通过注意别人的过失、错误和缺点来在恩典上长进。反而,我们会在属灵上变得矮小无力。让我们始终注意基督,想到祂为我们做了什么和祂已应许要做什么吧。这样我们就会被改变成祂的样式。这就是真宗教。在将来,我们将不得不与比我们迄今所面临的任何困难都大十倍的困难作斗争。你问我为什么这么说吗?你不知道他的时候不多了吗?他正在极其努力地工作和计划,为上帝的子民设置障碍,阻碍他们进步。我们有黑暗的权势要对付。在这个时候,我们若要成为得胜者,就比以往任何时候都更需要心甘情愿、毫无疑问地顺从。{PC 318.4}

“你们要彼此相爱,像我爱你们一样;这就是我的命令”(约15:12)。我亲爱的朋友们,为了基督的缘故,你们要站在更高的立场。我们信仰的每一个特征都要以最难堪的方式受考验。我们信仰的柱石要受考验。诡辩会被引进来,像它对亚当夏娃那样。你们会受到强烈地试探,你们若不对现代真理的原则有坚定的信心,就必被引入歧途。要指望基督作你的帮助者。将祂接到你心中作永久的朋友。当你这么做的时候,祂的福气就必大量停留在你身上。你就会蒙上帝的能力保守。仇敌就不能诱导你背离你的效忠。{PC 318.5}

我亲爱的朋友们,最后,我想请你们尽你们所能来帮助建立格兰代尔疗养院。你可能得做出牺牲才能回应这一号召,但上帝会在你们这么做的时候丰富地赐福你们。那些手头有工作的人正在尽最大努力,但他们非常需要资金。这个机构必须得到供应。你们先把自己献给主,然后把你们的供物献给他。我们希望看到格兰代尔疗养院正常工作,以便来治疗的病人能听到真理。我们常常遇到那些在我们的一家疗养院初次听到真理就感兴趣的人,从那时以后他们就一直在遵守安息日了。{PC 319.1}

(印章》怀爱伦

Sanitarium, California September 28, 1911  

Elder S. N. Haskell,  

I have made some investments for Loma Linda to enable that institution to secure land adjoining the sanitarium that was for sale. Had this land been sold to unbelievers, and they had crowded in, the institution would have been placed at a disadvantage. I felt that we could not afford to run this risk. The land is now purchased, and to that extent we are safe from elements that might work trouble and confusion to our medical school. I could not rest until I had the assurance that we were safe from this possibility. This purchase may mean the keeping away from the institution a class of people who might have proved burdensome. Now that we have this land a burden is rolled off my heart. -?{PC 314.1}  

Union with Christ  

Talk given at Riverside, December 11, 1904  

Christ had been giving his disciples the instruction contained in the fourteenth chapter of John. Then he led them from the upper chamber out through the city to the Mount of Olives. On their way they passed a beautiful vine, and the disciples charmed with its loveliness, called the Saviour’s attention to it. As they looked upon it, Christ said, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.”?{PC 314.2}  

God allows trouble to come upon us, that he may test and try us. The pruning will cause pain, but it is God who applies the knife. The divine husbandman prunes away the harmful growth, that the fruit may be richer and more abundant.?{PC 314.3}  

“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing.”?{PC 314.4}  

“Abide in me, and I in you.” How are we to abide in Christ? By a daily, hourly faith. We are not safe in any other position. A man may have his name on the church books,?and make a high profession, but this avails nothing unless he has a living connection with Christ, unless his spirit, his words, his deportment, his business transactions with believers and unbelievers, reveal the virtues that come from such a union. A man who is thus united with Christ has a living faith, which takes hold upon divine power; and he is enabled to escape the corruption that is in the world through lust.?{PC 314.5}  

“If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them and cast them into the fire and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.”?{PC 315.1}  

In thought, word, and deed show that you are abiding in Christ. Let your speech reveal this. Speech is a precious talent. Our words are to be words that God and the holy angels can hear with approval. Our minds are to be storehouses filled with the treasures of the Bible. Let the walls of memory’s hall be hung with the treasures of God’s word, with his precious promises. Store up these promises, that in time of need you may be able to give them to the weary and heavy laden. You are God’s missionary just as soon as you take your stand under his banner. You are to be a laborer together with him.?{PC 315.2}  

“Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.” What is the fruit that ye are to bear? - The fruit of the Spirit, - “Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.”?{PC 315.3}  

“As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you; continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.” He keeps us in connection with him as he is in connection with the Father. What possibilities, what strength, there are in that promise! Why do we not believe it? If there are hindrances in our way, and if we meet with difficulties, let us not give up in despair, but keep fast hold of the promises.?{PC 315.4}  

“These things I have spoken unto you,” - That you may be sad and discouraged, refusing to believe that you can live the Christian life? No. “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.”?{PC 315.5}  

Although you may be in trouble, you can go forward with confidence. Knowing that you have an abiding Christ. He tells those who are in trouble and perplexity to bring their burdens to him. He does not tell them to go to their neighbors and talk the matter over. To those who are weary and heavy laden, he says, “Come unto me, and I will give you rest.” “Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto?your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”?{PC 315.6}  

Do not wear a yoke of human manufacture; such yokes are heavy and galling. When we learn Christ’s meekness and lowliness, and lay our burdens upon him, rest will come to us. He is ever ready to help us. The Lord is more willing to give the Holy Spirit to those that ask him than parents are to give good gifts unto their children. How full, how broad, this statement!?{PC 316.1}  

But often we take ourselves in our own hands, thinking that we can arrange matters in a way that will bring us peace and rest. Do we succeed? No. We get into more trouble than before. When things arise to perplex our minds, we fret and worry, and begin to accuse others, and to find fault with them. What ought we to do? Christ tells us. “Verily, verily, I say unto you,” He declares, “except ye eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of man, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He that eateth My flesh and drinketh My blood, dwelleth in Me and I in him. As the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father, so he that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me.” “It is the Spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing; the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit and they are life.” These words are clearly explained in?John 5:24; “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and he shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”?{PC 316.2}  

Do not talk of the faults of others. Take care of your own garden. See that your own heart is cleansed by the power of God. When trouble comes, instead of getting out of patience instead of fretting and worrying, go to the Lord, and tell Him all about it. Has He not said, “Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you?” Go right to the Lord, and in humility of mind, tell him about your trouble. Do not go to human friends; for they have all the burdens they can bear. Go to the One who gave his life for you. You have been bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are his. Do not walk in self-sufficiency, thinking that you are capable of guiding yourself aright. “Learn of me,” Christ says, “For I am meek and lowly in heart.”?{PC 316.3}  

Kneel before the Lord, and ask him to be a help to you. Tell him your heart is burdened, and ask him to remove the load. Night after night I have told him this, when for hours I have been unable to sleep, because of the thought of what must be done here and elsewhere to lead our people to realize the glorious probabilities and possibilities before those who engage wholeheartedly in the Lord’s work, and to get them to take up this load.?{PC 316.4} 

“Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily,?I say unto you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth; and he will show him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. For the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them, even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment to the Son; That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father which hath sent him.”?{PC 316.5} 

Do not think that by placing your burdens on others, you can find relief. Come right to the Burden-bearer, and tell him about them. Believe that he is able and willing to meet the circumstances of your case. When in contrition you come to the foot of the cross, when you have faith in the merits of a crucified and risen Saviour, you will receive power through him. As you cast your helpless soul upon him, he gives you peace and joy and strength and courage. Then you are able to tell someone else how precious Christ is to you. You can say, “I sought him, and found him precious to my soul.”?{PC 317.1}  

“Ye shall find rest.” How? By living experience. Because God’s yoke is a yoke of patience and gentleness and long-suffering. He, the Prince of the heavenly host, humbled himself. He took upon himself human nature, and stood at the head of humanity that he might teach fallen man how to be a partaker of the divine nature. Those who learn his meekness and lowliness learn also how to love one another as he has loved them. They will reach the place where they refuse to criticize and condemn others. They learn that there is committed to them a work that no one else can do for them, the work of learning of Christ. When we place ourselves in his hands, he shows us the possibilities and probabilities before us, and bids go for help to One infinitely higher than erring human beings.?{PC 317.2}  

Christ is our efficiency. How do I know this? I know it by experience. For a while, many years, ago, I was in despair. Then I cast myself on the mercy and love of the Saviour, and his power came upon me. At one time those who were working over me thought me dead. But all at once I raised my voice in prayer. The power of God was upon me all night long, and henceforth I understood that I must look to Christ, and not to any human being for relief. I had been praying and praying for help, and all the time my Saviour was by my side, waiting for me to recognize him as my sufficiency, my strength, my grace. I learned the lesson, and after that, when I kneeled down to pray, I believed that I would receive an answer, whether I felt as if I would or not. Feeling is not to be our guide. Feeling is not faith, but it is as widely separated from faith as the east is from the west.?{PC 317.3}  

Why should we have a question as to whether we shall receive the promised blessing? God does not alter the word that has gone forth out of his mouth. When we trust in?him, our hearts will be filled with peace and joy. When irritating words are spoken to us, we do not retaliate, but, when opportunity offers, we tell how good the Lord is, and what he is willing to do for those who trust in him.?{PC 317.4}  

God wants every one of us to come to him as little children come to their parents. He wants us to ask him in faith, nothing doubting, for grace to supply our needs. “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”?{PC 318.1}  

We are God’s little children, but let us not forget that he expects us to grow up to the full stature of men and women in Christ. Let us talk of God’s goodness and tell of his power, putting away gloom and unbelief. Let us talk faith. God wants us to be strong in his strength. He died to save us, and he wants us to reach the high standard that he holds before us.?{PC 318.2}  

We are not to stand still in the Christian life. There is an advancement for us to make. We are to lay hold of him who has all power, remembering that every hour, every moment, we need his help. We are to be always ready to speak to others in regard to the grace and the saving power of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is the privilege of every one to grow in grace, daily reaching higher attainments in the Christian life.?{PC 318.3}  

Oh, how I wish that we would honor Christ by realizing what he wants to do for us, and taking him at his word. If we would do this, we should be sunshiny Christians. By beholding Christ, we would be changed into his likeness. But we shall never grow in grace by beholding the faults and mistakes and defects of someone else. Instead, we will become spiritually dwarfed and enfeebled. Let us keep looking to Christ, thinking of what he has done for us and of what he has promised to do. Thus we shall be changed into his likeness. This is true religion. In the future we shall have to contend with difficulties tenfold greater than any we have yet had. Do you ask why I say this? Do you not realize that his time is short? He is working and planning with intensity of effort to place obstacles in the way of God’s people, and to hinder their progress. We have the powers of darkness to meet. At this time, more than ever before, willing, unquestioning, obedience is needed, if we come off conquerors.?{PC 318.4}  

“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.” My dear friends, for Christ’s sake take your stand on higher ground. Every feature of our faith is to be tested in the way that is the most trying. The pillars of our faith are to be tested. Sophistry will be brought in as it was to Adam and Eve. You will be strongly tempted, and unless you have firm faith in the principles of the truth for this time, you will be led astray. Look to Christ as your helper. Take him into your?heart as an abiding friend. As you do this, his blessing will rest upon you in large measure. You will be kept by the power of God. The enemy will not be able to lead you to swerve from your allegiance.?{PC 318.5}  

My dear friends, I want to ask you in conclusion to do what you can to help in the establishment of Glendale Sanitarium. You may have to make sacrifice in order to respond to this call, but God will richly bless you in so doing. Those who have the work in hand are doing their best, but they are in great need of funds. This institution must be furnished. First give yourselves to the Lord, and then bring your offerings to him. We want to see the Glendale Sanitarium put in working order, so that the sick who come for treatment may hear the truth. Often we meet those who first heard and became interested in the truth while at one of our sanitariums, and who have been keeping the Sabbath ever since.?{PC 319.1}  

(Stamped) Ellen G. White -

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