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Proverbs 3:1
Proverbs 3:5,6 "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean
not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths."
For Those Who Need a Counselor
"We should go to Jesus and tell Him all our needs. We may bring Him
our little cares and perplexities as well as our greater troubles.
Whatever arises to disturb or distress us, we should take it to the
Lord in prayer.
"We lose many precious blessings by failing to bring our needs and
cares and sorrows to our Saviour. He is the wonderful Counselor." HP
74.
"Those who decide to do nothing in any line that will displease God,
will know after presenting their case before Him, just what course
to pursue. And they will receive not only wisdom, but strength.
Power for obedience, for service, will be imparted to them, as
Christ has promised." DA 668.
"Whatever may be our situation, we have a Guide to direct our way;
whatever our perplexities, we have a sure Counselor; whatever our
sorrow, bereavement, or loneliness, we have a sympathizing Friend."
COL 173.
See also: James 1:5; Psalm 32:8.
For Those Who Feel Cut Off
Revelation 3:8-"Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no
man can shut it."
"The way to the throne of God is always open." CH 362.
"When we breathe out our desire, it may be inaudible to any human
ear, but that word cannot die away into silence nor can it be lost,
though the activities of business are going on. Nothing can drown
the soul's desire. It rises above the din of the street, above the
noise of machinery, to the heavenly courts. It is God to whom we are
speaking, and the prayer is heard." HP 69.
See also: John 15:5; Psalm 9:10; 37:9; Proverbs 3:5,6.
For Those Desiring Peace
Psalm 119:165-"Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing
shall offend them."
"The work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of
righteousness quietness and assurance for ever." Isaiah 32:17.
"Whoever consents to renounce sin and open his heart to the love of
Christ, becomes a partaker of this heavenly peace. There is no other
ground of peace than this." HP 35.
"'Peace I leave with you,' He (Christ) said, 'my peace I give unto
you. ...' This peace is not the peace that comes through conformity
to the world. Christ never purchased peace by compromise with evil.
The peace that Christ left His disciples is internal rather than
external and was ever to remain with His witnesses through strife
and contention." AA 84.
"Before our Lord went to His agony on the cross He made His will. He
had no silver or gold or houses to leave His disciples. He was a
poor man, as far as earthly possession were concerned. Few in
Jerusalem were so poor as He. But He left His disciples a richer
gift than any earthly monarch could bestow on his subjects. 'Peace I
leave with you, my peace I give unto you,' He said. ... He left them
the peace which had been His during His life on earth." HP 249.
See also: Job 22:21; Romans 15:13, Philippians 4:7; John 14:27;
Isaiah 26:3.
For Those Who Would Complain
Numbers 11:1-"And when the people complained, it displeased the
Lord."
"I entreat of you never to utter one word of complaint, but to
cherish feelings of gratitude and thankfulness. By so doing you will
be learning to make melody in your hearts. Weave into your
experience the warp and woof, the golden threads, of gratitude.
Contemplate the better land, where tears are never shed, where
temptations and trials are never experienced, where losses and
reproaches are never known, where all is peace and joy and
happiness. Here your imagination may have full scope." HP 36.
"Let us all forget self as much as possible, cultivate cheerfulness,
seek to brighten the lives of others, and we shall then have less
desire to complain of our own lot." HP 273.
"The melody of praise is the atmosphere of heaven; and when heaven
comes in touch with the earth, there is music and song. ... Let
there be singing in the home, of songs that are sweet and pure, and
there will be fewer words of censure and more of cheerfulness and
hope and joy." HP 94.
"Do not take your troubles to human beings. Take them to the Lord.
... No one who comes to Him goes away unhelped." HP 275.
See also: Isaiah 51:3; Hebrews 13:5; Philippians 4:11.
For Those Who Feel Lonely
Genesis 28:15-"Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all
places whither thou goest."
"If we surrender our lives to His service, we can never be placed in
a position for which God has not made provision. Whatever may be our
situation, we have a Guide to direct our way; whatever our
perplexities, we have a sure Counselor; whatever our sorrow,
bereavement, or loneliness, we have a sympathizing Friend." COL 173.
"Christ has bought us with His life, and we belong to Him." HP 42.
"Those who study nature cannot be lonesome. They love the quiet
hours of meditation, for they feel that they are brought in close
communion with God while tracing His power in His created works." HP
9.
"The prayers you offer in loneliness, in weariness, in trial, God
answers, not always according to your expectations, but always for
your good." GW 258.
"There is no comforter like Christ, so tender and so true. He is
touched with the feeling of our infirmities. ... Circumstances may
separate us from our friends; the broad, restless ocean may roll
between us and them. Though their sincere friendship may still
exist, they may be unable to demonstrate it. ... But no
circumstances, no distance, can separate us from the heavenly
Comforter. Wherever we are, wherever we may go, He is always there."
AG 195.
"At all times and in all places, in all sorrows and in all
afflictions, when the outlook seems dark and the future perplexing,
and we feel helpless and alone, the Comforter will be sent in answer
to the prayer of faith." DA 669, 670.
See also: Exodus 33:14; Joshua 1:9; Psalm 121; Romans 8:35-37;
Isaiah 66:13.
For Those Unsure of Salvation
1 John 5:11, 12-"And this is the record, that God hath given to us
eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath
life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."
"There are souls who are trembling in unbelief. They ask, 'How can I
know that God is reconciled to me? How can I be assured that He
loves and pardons me?' It is not for you ... to make yourselves just
with God. Jesus invites you to come to Him with all your burdens and
perplexities. ... Accept the promise and the provision that God has
made. ... Look away from self to Jesus." HP 16.
"Many judge of their religious state by their emotions, but these
are not safe criterion. Our Christian life does not depend upon our
feelings, but upon our having a right hold from above. We must
believe the words of God just as He has spoken them; we must take
Christ at His word, believe that He came to represent the Father,
and that the Father, as is represented in Christ, is our friend, and
that He desires not that we should perish, or He would never have
given His Son to die our sacrifice." HP 45.
"God does not ask us to purchase His favor by any costly sacrifice.
He asks only for the service of a humble, contrite heart, which has
gladly and thankfully accepted His free gift. The one who receives
Christ as his personal Saviour has in his possession the salvation
provided by Christ." HP 318.
"All they have to do is to believe God's Word, just as they believe
one another's word. He hath said it, and He will perform His Word.
Calmly rely on His promise, because He means all that He says. Say,
He has spoken to me in His Word, and He will fulfill every promise
that He has made. ... Act as if your heavenly Father could be
trusted." 1SM 83,84.
See also: John 5:24; 3:16,17.
For Those Who Desire Forgiveness
1 John 1:9-"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
"God desires to restore His image in you. Believe that He is your
Helper. Resolve to become acquainted with Him. As you draw nigh to
Him with confession and repentance, He will draw nigh to you with
mercy and forgiveness." HP 8.
"You are a sinner. You cannot atone for your past sins; you cannot
change your heart and make yourself holy. But God promises to do all
this for you through Christ. You believe that promise. You confess
your sins and give yourself to God. You will to serve Him. Just as
surely as you do this, God will fulfill His word to you." SC 51.
"Whatever the sin, if the soul repents and believes, the guilt is
washed away in the blood of Christ." DA 322.
See also: Isaiah 1:18; Matthew 9:1-6; Ezekiel 36:26; Romans 8:1;
Luke 15:11-24.
For Those Wrestling With a Sinful Past
Isaiah 43:25-"I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions
for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins."
"If any have dark chapters in their experience let them bury them.
Let this history not be kept bright by repetition. ... Cultivate
only those thoughts and those feelings which will produce gratitude
and praise." HP 36.
"God is not pleased to have us pass our lives in despondency and
gloom, magnifying every trouble that visits us. By so doing we not
only make ourselves miserable but cloud the happiness of those
around us. We should not search out and linger over the dark shadows
in our life experience, but rather open our eyes and arouse our
senses to see and appreciate the many blessings surrounding us,
which should make us not only grateful but very happy." HP 274.
"It is selfish to devote our precious time to mourning over
disappointed hopes, indulging in useless grief that clouds the
family circle. We should be cheerful, if only for the benefit of
those who depend more or less upon us for happiness. ... It is our
duty to make the best of everything, and to cultivate a habit of
looking at the bright side of things." HP 273.
"The father of the prodigal son is the type that Christ chooses as a
representation of God. ... The father says to the servants, 'Bring
forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand,
and shoes on his feet; and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill
it; and let us eat, and be merry.'" (Luke 15:21-23).
"There is no taunting, no casting up to the prodigal of his evil
course. The son feels that the past is forgiven and forgotten,
blotted out forever. And so God says to the sinner, ... 'I will
forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more' (Jer.
31:34)." HP 10.
See also: John 3:17; Philippians 3:13.
For Those Who Are Afflicted
Psalm 103:2, 3-"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his
benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy
diseases."
"In all the sufferings and afflictions of man there is an Eye to
pity, a Heart to love. ... God's tenderest care is exercised over
us." HP 14.
"God is just as willing to restore the sick to health now. ... And
Christ is the same compassionate physician now that He was during
His earthly ministry. In Him there is healing balm for every
disease, restoring power for every infirmity." MH 226.
"Through the agencies of nature, God is working, day by day, hour by
hour, moment by moment, to keep us alive, to build up and restore
us. When any part of the body sustains injury, a healing process is
at once begun; nature's agencies are set at work to restore
soundness. But the power working through these agencies is the power
of God. All life-giving power is from Him. When one recovers from
disease, it is God who restores him." MH 112, 113.
"The laws of nature, as truly as the precepts of the Decalogue, are
divine, and only in obedience to them can health be recovered or
preserved. ... Every practice which destroys the physical, mental,
or spiritual energies is sin, and health is to be secured through
obedience to the laws that God has established for the good of all
mankind." MH 113.
"We may tell the Lord all our trials, tell Him all our weaknesses,
tell Him all our dependence upon His might and His power. This is
true prayer." HP 87.
See also: Psalm 103:3, 4, 13; 40:1; Jeremiah 33:3; James 5:13-15.
For Those Who Are Thankless
Ephesians 5:20-"Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the
Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."
"The Lord God ... is jealous for His honor. How then, I inquire,
does He regard the inhabitants of this world, who live in His house
and from His liberal treasury are provided by Him with food and
clothing but who never so much as say, Thank You, to Him?" HP 343.
"If those who politely acknowledge the favors which they receive
from earthly friends would realize how much they owe to God, their
hearts would respond in grateful thanks for precious favors that are
now unnoticed.
"We do not recount God's mercies often enough. ... By our failure to
express gratitude we are dishonoring our Maker. His angels,
thousands upon thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, are
commissioned to minister to those who shall be heirs of salvation.
They guard us against temporal evil and press back the powers of
darkness." HP 101.
See also: Luke 17:11-17.
For Those Who Feel Their Prayers Are Unanswered
Psalm 40:1-"I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto
me, and heard my cry."
"When our prayers seem not to be answered, we are to cling to the
promise; for the time of answering will surely come, and we shall
receive the blessing we need most. ... God is too wise to err, and
too good to withhold any good thing from them that walk uprightly."
SC 96.
"The answer to our prayers may not come as quickly as we desire, and
it may not be just what we have asked; but He who knows what is for
the highest good of His children will bestow a much greater good
than we have asked, if we do not become faithless and discouraged."
SD 92.
"God does not always answer our prayers the first time we call upon
Him; for should He do this, we might take it for granted that we had
a right to all the blessings and favors He bestowed upon us. Instead
of searching our hearts to see if any evil was entertained by us,
and sin indulged, we should become careless, and fail to recognize
our dependence upon Him, and our need of His help." AG 88.
"The Father hears every prayer of His contrite children. The voice
of supplication from the earth unites with the voice of our
Intercessor, who pleads in heaven, whose voice the Father always
hears. Let our prayers therefore continually ascend to God." HP 79.
"Never a prayer is offered, however faltering, never a tear is shed,
however secret, never a sincere desire after God is cherished,
however feeble, but the Spirit of God goes forth to meet it. Even
before the prayer is uttered or the yearning of the heart made
known, grace from Christ goes forth to meet the grace that is
working upon the human soul." COL 206.
See also: Isaiah 65:24; Psalm 66:18; 1 Kings 18:41-45; Jeremiah
33:3.
For Those Who Face Emergencies
Psalm 31:2-"Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou
my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me."
"Our divine Lord is equal to any emergency. With Him nothing is
impossible. ... Come to Christ just as you are. ... Cast yourself
wholly on His mercy. There is no difficulty within or without that
cannot be surmounted in His strength." HP 17.
"He will help His believing children in every emergency if they will
place their entire confidence in Him and faithfully obey Him." PP
493.
"In times of sudden difficulty or peril the heart may send up its
cry for help to One who has pledged Himself to come to the aid of
His faithful, believing ones whenever they call upon Him." PK 632.
See also: Psalm 46:1; 27:5; 102:1, 2; 67:17; 70; Isaiah 65:24; Job
14:15; Lamentations 3:24-26.
For Those Who Are Discouraged
Psalm 31:24-"Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart,
all ye that hope in the Lord."
"When discouragement presses heavily upon you, read the following...
:
"'Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy
waves and thy billows are gone over me. Yet the Lord will command
his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall
be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. I will say unto
God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because
of the oppression of the enemy? ... Why art thou cast down, O my
soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I
shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my
God' (Psalm 42:7-11)." HP 124.
"We may be despondent, even despairing; the heavy cloud of
affliction may be over us; but there is light ahead. Beyond the
gloom is a sympathetic, compassionate Friend, One who does not
willingly grieve or afflict the children of men." HP 14.
"Walk not in the shadow of the cross. Do not give expression to
weeping, lamentation, and woe; but encourage your soul to hope and
joy. ... When you are deeply shadowed it is because Satan has
interposed himself between you and the bright rays of the Sun of
Righteousness." HP 52.
See also: Deuteronomy 1:21; Joshua 1:9; Psalm 27:14; 46:1-3; 48:14;
Matthew 11:28, 29; John 14:1.
For Those Who Feel Unworthy
1 John 3:1-"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed
upon us, that we should be called the sons of God."
"You who feel the most unworthy, fear not to commit your case to
God. When He gave Himself in Christ for the sin of the world, He
undertook the case of every soul. 'He that spared not His own Son,
but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also
freely give us all things?' (Rom. 8:32). Will He not fulfil the
gracious word given for our encouragement and strength?" COL 174.
"Satan will come to you saying, You are a sinner. But do not let him
fill your mind with the thought that, because you are sinful, God
has cast you off. Say to him, Yes I am a sinner, and for that reason
I need a Saviour. I need forgiveness and pardon, and Christ says
that if I come to Him I shall not perish." HP 116.
"Look away from yourself to Jesus. Embrace Him as your Savior. Cease
to bemoan your helpless condition. ... When you feel tempted to
mourn, force your lips to utter the praises of God." HP116.
"If the enemy can lead the desponding to take their eyes off from
Jesus, and look to themselves, and dwell upon their own
unworthiness, instead of dwelling upon the worthiness of Jesus, His
love, His merits, and His great mercy, he will get away their shield
of faith and gain his object; they will be exposed to his fiery
temptations. The weak should therefore look to Jesus, and believe in
Him; they then exercise faith." EW 73.
See also: Isaiah 43:25, 26; Matthew 6:26-34; 10:29-31; Romans 6:22;
Philippians 4:4; 1 John 1:9.
For Those Who Are Mothers
Exodus 20:12-"Honor ... thy mother: that thy days may be long upon
the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee."
"The prayers of Christian mothers are not disregarded by the Father
of all. ... He will not turn away your petitions and leave you and
yours to the buffetings of Satan in the great day of final conflict.
It is for you to work with simplicity and faithfulness, and God will
establish the work of your hands." CG 526.
"The influence of a praying, God-fearing mother will last through
eternity. She may die, but her work will endure." 4T 500.
"Your compassionate Redeemer is watching you with love and sympathy,
ready to hear your prayers and to render you the assitance which you
need. He knows the burdens of every mother's heart and is her best
friend in every emergency. His everlasting arms support the
God-fearing, faithful mother." AH 204.
"The king upon his throne has no higher work than has the mother.
The mother is queen of her household. She has in her power the
molding of her children's characters, that they may be fitted for
the higher, immortal life. An angel could not ask for a higher
misison: for in doing this work she is doing service for God." AH
231.
For Those Who Sorrow
Psalm 127:2-"It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to
eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep."
"Whatever may be your circumstances, however dark and mysterious may
be the ways of Providence, though the path may be through the deep
waters, and trials and bereavements may afflict again and again, the
assurance still comes, 'All things work together for good to them
that love God' (Rom. 8:28). 'I know whom I have believed, and am
persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto
him against that day' (2 Tim. 1:12)." 2SM 261.
"In all your conflicts, in all the trials and perplexities of life,
seek counsel from God. The path of obedience to God is as a shining
light that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. Follow step
by step in the path of duty. Steep places may have to be climbed,
but go forward in the path of humility, of faith and self-denial,
leaving the clouds of doubt behind you. Sorrow not in a hopeless
way, for the living need your care and love." 2SM 272.
"Whatever our sorrow, bereavement or loneliness, we have a
sympathizing Friend. If in our ignorance we make missteps, Christ
does not leave us. His voice, clear and distinct, is heard saying,
'I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life'" COL 173.
"Sorrow comes and goes; it is the lot of man; we should not seek to
magnify it, but rather dwell upon that which is bright and
pleasant." HP 274.
"To the believer, death is but a small matter. Christ speaks of it
as if it were of little moment. ... To the Christian, death is but a
sleep, a moment of silence and darkness. The life is hid with Christ
in God, and 'when Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall
ye also appear with Him in glory.'" DA 787.
"Not a sigh is breathed, not a pain felt, not a grief pierces the
soul, but the throb vibrates to the Father's heart." DA 356.
See also: Psalm 30:5; 126:5; 32:10; Isaiah 43:2; Nahum 1:7; 1
Thessalonians 4:13.
For Those Desiring Salvation
Revelation 3:20-"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man
hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will
sup with him, and he with me."
"God proposes cooperation with His frail, erring creatures, whom He
has placed on vantage ground. On the one side there are infinite
wisdom, goodness, compassion, power; on the other, weakness,
sinfulness, absolute helplessness, poverty, dependence. ... Man is
given the privilege of working with God in the saving of his own
soul. He is to receive Christ as his personal Saviour and believe in
Him. Receiving and believing is his part of the contract." HP 12.
"Consecrate yourself to God in the morning; make this your very
first work. Let your prayer be, 'Take me, O Lord, as wholly Thine. I
lay all my plans at Thy feet. Use me today in Thy service. Abide
with me, and let all my work be wrought in Thee.' This is a daily
matter. Each morning consecrate yourself to God for that day.
Surrender all your plans to Him, to be carried out or given up as
His providence shall indicate. Thus day by day you may be giving
your life into the hands of God, and thus your life will be molded
more and more after the life of Christ." SC 70.
"It is impossible for us, of ourselves, to escape from the pit of
sin in which we are sunken. Our hearts are evil, and we cannot
change them. ... Education, culture, the exercise of the will, human
effort, all have their proper sphere, but here they are powerless.
They may produce an outward correctness of behaviour, but they
cannot change the heart; they cannot purify the springs of life.
There must be a power working from within, a new life from above,
before men can be changed from sin to holiness. That power is
Christ. His grace alone can quicken the lifeless faculties of the
soul, and attract it to God, to holiness." SC 18.
"He [Paul] longed for the purity, the righteousness, to which in
himself he was powerless to attain, and cried out, 'O wretched man
that I am who shall deliver me from this body of death?' (Romans
7:24, margin). Such is the cry that has gone up from burdened hearts
in all lands and in all ages. To all, there is but one answer,
'Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world'
(John 1:29)." SC 19.
See also: John 17:3; 3:16; Isaiah 55:6,7; 1:18, 19; Romans 3:21-26;
5:1-11; 8:1; Matthew 16:24; John 14:4-6.
For Those Desiring to Witness
Isaiah 43:10-"Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant
whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand
that I am he."
"A true, lovable Christian is the most powerful argument that can be
advanced in favor of Bible truth." HP 318.
"In every one of His children, Jesus sends a letter to the world. If
you are Christ's follower, He sends in you a letter to the family,
the village, the street, where you live. Jesus, dwelling in you,
desires to speak to the hearts of those who are not acquainted with
Him." SC 115.
"Those who become children of God are under obligation to Him to do
all in their power to seek and to save the lost." HP 328.
"Tell those whom you visit the end of all things is at hand. ...
Tell them how you found Jesus and how blessed you have been since
you gained an experience in His service. Tell them what blessing
comes to you as you sit at the feet of Jesus and learn precious
lessons from His word. Tell them of the gladness and joy that there
is in the Christian life. Your warm, fervent words will convince
them that you have found the pearl of great price. ... This is
genuine missionary work, and as it is done, many will awake as from
a dream." 9T 38.
"How may we witness for God? ... By rendering pure, whole-hearted
obedience to God's law. If we will let Him, He will manifest Himself
in us, and we shall be witnesses, before the universe of heaven and
before an apostate world who are making void the law of God, to the
power of redemption." ML 100.
See also: 2 Corinthians 5:20; Matthew 28:19, 20.
For Those Who Feel Hedged In
Psalm 139:3-"Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art
acquainted with all my ways."
"When we are hedged about on every side, this is the time above all
others to trust in God and in the power of His Spirit." PK 595.
"When the Israelites were overtaken by danger and difficulties, and
their way seemed hedged up, their faith forsook them, and they
murmured. ... The divine command was: 'Go forward.' They were not to
wait until the way was made plain, and they could comprehend the
entire plan of their deliverance. God's cause is onward, and He will
open a path before His people." 4T 25.
"There are times when the Christian life seems beset by dangers, and
duty seems hard to perform. The imagination pictures impending ruin
before, and bondage or death behind. Yet the voice of God speaks
clearly above all discouragements: 'Go forward.' We should obey this
command, let the result be what it may, even though our eyes cannot
penetrate the darkness and though we feel the cold waves about our
feet." 4T 26.
"Our heavenly Father has a thousand ways to provide for us of which
we know nothing. Those who accept the one principle of making the
service of God supreme, will find perplexities vanish and a plain
path before their feet." MH 481.
See also: Jonah 2:1-10; Psalm 40:12, 13; 32:7, 10; Jeremiah 33:3;
Proverbs 3:5,6.
For Those Who Are Weak
Isaiah 35:3, 4-"Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble
knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear
not."
"Not one sincere prayer is lost. Amid the anthems of the celestial
choir, God hears the cries of the weakest human being." COL 174.
"An appeal to Heaven by the humblest saint is more to be dreaded by
Satan than the decrees of cabinets or the mandates of kings." HP 82.
"No power can take out of His hands the souls that go to Him for
pardon." PP 516.
"He who constantly depends upon God through simple trust and
prayerful confidence, will be surrounded by the angels of heaven. He
who lives by faith in Christ will be strengthened and upheld, able
to fight the good fight of faith, and lay hold upon eternal life."
HP 16.
"By prayer, by the study of His word, by faith in His abiding
presence, the weakest of human beings may live in contact with the
living Christ, and He will hold them by a hand that will never let
go." MH 182.
"God does not leave His erring children who are weak in faith, and
who make mistakes. The Lord hearkens and hears their prayer and
their testimony." HP 80.
See also: Mark 11:24; Psalm 6:2.
For Those Anxious Over Children
Jeremiah 31:16-"Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping,
and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the
Lord; and they [thy children] shall come again from the land of the
enemy."
"Parents should make a hedge about their children by prayer; they
should pray with full faith that God will abide with them and that
holy angels will guard themselves and their children from Satan's
cruel power." HP 90.
"Fathers and mothers, at least morning and evening lift up your
hearts to God in humble supplication for yourselves and your
children. Your dear ones are exposed to temptations and trials.
There are frets and irritations that daily beset the path of old and
young; and those who would live patient, loving, cheerful lives amid
daily annoyances must pray." HP 90.
"It is the duty of Christian parents, morning and evening, by
earnest prayer and persevering faith, to make a hedge about their
children." CT 110.
"The wicked one cannot break through the guard which God has
stationed about His people." GC 517.
"Heaven's golden gate opens not to the self-exalted. It is not
lifted up to the proud of spirit. But the everlasting portals will
open wide to the trembling touch of a little child." COL 404.
"Parents, gather the rays of divine light which are shining upon
your pathway. Walk in the light as Christ is in the light. As you
take up the work of saving your children and maintaining your
position on the highway of holiness, the most provoking trials will
come. But do not lose your hold. ... Difficulties will arise. You
will meet with obstacles. Look constantly to Jesus. When an
emergency arises, ask, Lord, what shall I do now?
"The harder the battle, the greater their [parents] need of help
from their heavenly Father, and the more marked will be the victory
gained." AH 207, 208.
See also: Psalm 127; 132:12; Mark 10:14; Jeremiah 31:15-17; Acts
2:39.
For Those Who Are Confused
1 Corinthians 14:33-"For God is not the author of confusion, but of
peace."
"Our Saviour ... points us to the only path that will lead to the
strait gate, opening into the narrow way, beyond which lie broad and
pleasant pastures. He has marked out every step of the way; and that
no one may make a mistake, He tells us just what to do." HP 53.
"All the perplexities of life's experience will then be made plain.
Where to us have appeared only confusion and disappointment, broken
purposes and thwarted plans, will be seen a grand, overruling,
victorious purpose, a divine harmony." Ed 305.
"God is not the author of confusion, but of peace. But Satan is a
vigilant, unsleeping foe, ever at work upon human minds, seeking a
soil in which he can sow his tares." TM 54.
"System and order are manifest in all the works of God throughout
the universe. Order is the law of heaven, and it should be the law
of God's people on the earth." TM 26
"In acquiring earthly knowledge, men have thought to gain a
treasure; and they have laid the Bible aside, ignorant that it
contains a treasure worth everything else. A failure to study and
obey God's word has brought confusion into the world. Men have left
the guardianship of Christ for the guardianship of the great rebel,
the prince of darkness." CT 440.
See also: Hebrews 12:2; Psalm 71:1; 2 Corin-thians 6:14-18; Matthew
11:29, 30.
For Those Who Feel God Is Far Away
Psalm 145:18-"The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to
all that call upon him in truth."
"It is our privilege to have daily a calm, close, happy walk with
Jesus." HC 97.
"The oftener you engage in prayer, the closer your soul will be
drawn into a sacred nearness to God." HP 89.
"Christ is the connecting link between God and man. ... As we
approach God through the virtue of Christ's merits we are clothed
with His priestly vestments. He places us close by His side,
encircling us with His human arm, while with His divine arm He
grasps the throne of the Infinite." HP 77.
"It is when ministering to others that man is most closely allied to
God." HP 223.
"There is no comforter like Christ, so tender and so true. He is
touched with the feeling of our infirmities. ... Circumstances may
separate us from our friends; the broad, restless ocean may roll
between us and them. Though their sincere friendship may still
exist, they may be unable to demonstrate it. ... But no
circumstances, no distance, can separate us from the heavenly
Comforter." AG 195.
See also: Psalm 119:151; Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 34:17-19; Philippians
4:6.
For Those Desiring Promotion
Matthew 23:12-"Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he
that shall humble himself shall be exalted."
"Those who live in close fellowship with Christ will be promoted by
Him to positions of trust." HP 58.
"If any are qualified for a higher position, the Lord will lay the
burden, not alone on them, but on those who have tested them, who
know their worth, and who can understandingly urge them forward. It
is those who perform faithfully their appointed work day by day, who
in God's own time will hear His call, 'Come up higher.'" MH 477.
"Let those who feel that their work is not appreciated, and who
crave a position of greater responsibility, consider that 'promotion
cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, ... But God is the
Judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another.' Psalm 75:6, 7."
MH 476.
For Those Who Are Passing Through Darkness
Psalm 139:12-"Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night
shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to
thee."
"Let faith pierce the darkness. Walk with God in the dark as well as
in the light, repeating the words, 'He is faithful that promised'
(Heb. 10:23). Through the trial of our faith we shall be trained to
trust in God." HP 89.
"When the evil one begins to settle his gloom about you, sing praise
to God. When things go crossways at your homes, strike up a song
about the matchless charms of the Son of God, and I tell you, when
you touch this strain, Satan will leave you. You can drive out the
enemy with his gloom." HP 95.
"We are to send our petitions through the darkest clouds that Satan
may cast over us, and let our faith pierce to the throne of God." HP
125.
"Let faith pierce through the hellish shadow of Satan and center in
Jesus, our High Priest, who hath entered for us within the veil.
Whatever clouds overcast the sky, whatever storms surge around the
soul, this anchor holds firm, and we may be sure of victory." HP
127.
"Christ is the light of the world; in Him is no darkness. Precious
light! Let us live in that light! Bid adieu to sadness and repining.
Rejoice in the Lord always." HP 273.
"When ... darkness compasses your own soul, the very best course you
can pursue to get out of this darkness is to help someone else who
is discouraged. As you try to lift others up, behold, you lift up
yourself into close connection with God." HP 289.
"Let the cloud that shadows us pass over, while we wait patiently
till the clear blue sky appears and the blessed sunshine is
revealed." HP 273.
See also: Isaiah 43:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:5; John 8:12; Psalm 18:28.
For Those Concerned About the World Situation
Matthew 28:20-"I am with you alway, even to the end of the world."
"However black the clouds that roll upon the world at the present
time, there is light beyond. Ignorance, superstition, darkness,
unbelief strong and masterful, will meet us at every step we
advance. But our faith must soar above all and see the bow of
promise encircling the throne." HP 96.
"Angels are belting the world, refusing Satan his claims to
supremacy, made because of the vast multitude of his adherents. We
hear not the voices, we see not with the natural sight the work of
these angels, but their hands are linked about the world, and with
sleepless vigilance they are keeping the armies of Satan at bay till
the sealing of God's people shall be accomplished." HP 98.
"Upon this earth there are thousands and tens of thousands of
heavenly messengers commissioned by the Father to prevent Satan from
obtaining any advantage over those who refuse to walk in the path of
evil. And these angels who guard God's children on earth are in
communication with the father in heaven." HP 99.
"Every believer who constantly realizes his dependence on God has
his appointed angel, sent from heaven to minister to him. The
ministry of these angels is especially essential now, for Satan is
making his last desperate effort to secure the world." HP 101.
"Nothing in this world can harm those who are thus honored by a
close connection with God. The earth may shake, the pillars of the
world may tremble under them, but they need not fear." HP 241.
"Above the distraction of the earth He sits enthroned: all things
are open to His divine survey; and from His great and calm eternity
He orders that which His providence sees best." MH 417.
"Amidst the deepening shadows of earth's last great crisis, God's
light will shine brightest, and the song of hope and trust will be
heard in clearest and loftiest strains." Ed 166.
"We are coming to the crisis. Let us stand the test manfully,
grasping the hand of Infinite Power. God will work for us. We have
only to live one day at a time, and if we get acquainted with God,
He will give us strength for what is coming tomorrow; grace
sufficient for each day, and every day will find its own victories,
just as it finds its trials. We shall have the power of the Highest
with us, for we shall be clad with the armor of Christ's
righteousness. We have the same God that has worked for His people
in ages past. Jesus stands by our side, and shall we falter?-No, as
the trials come, the power of God will come with them. God will help
us to stand in faith on His Word, and when we are united, He will
work with special power in our behalf." ML 94.
See also: Psalm 91; 46; 89:11; 91:11, 12; 27:5; 24:1; John 3:16.
For Those Who are "Down and Out"
Philippians 4:19-"My God shall supply all your need according to his
riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
"It is difficult to exercise living faith when we are in darkness
and discouragement. But this of all others is the very time when we
should exercise faith. 'But,' says one, 'I do not feel at such times
like praying in faith.' Well, then, will you allow Satan to gain the
victory, simply because you do not feel like resisting him?" ML 14.
"He [the Lord] longs to manifest Himself to us, and to reveal the
abundant supplies at our disposal, and He permits trial and
disappointment to come to us that we may realize our helplessness,
and learn to call upon Him for aid. He can cause cooling streams to
flow from the flinty rock." ML 12.
"The Lord Jesus has invited you to bring your troubles to One who
understands every circumstance of your life." TM 487.
"Christ will prove a never-failing source of strength, a present
help in every time of trouble." 2T 140.
See also: Psalm 3:3; 25:1, 2; James 4:10.
For Those Who Face Decisions
Psalm 32:8-"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which
thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye."
"Those who decide to do nothing in any line that will displease God,
will know, after presenting their case before Him, just what course
to pursue. And they will receive not only wisdom, but strength." DA
668.
"Whatever may be our situation, we have a Guide to direct our way;
whatever our perplexities, we have a sure Counselor." COL 173.
"You endeavor to reach correct decisions regarding religious duties,
and to make decisions regarding business enterprises, by the tossing
up of a coin, and letting the position in which it falls decide what
course you shall pursue. ... We are not to give encouragement to any
such methods. ... They are not of the Lord, and those who depend
upon them for direction will meet with failure and disappointment.
... The people of God can come to a correct understanding of their
duty only through sincere prayer and earnest seeking for the
sanctification of the Holy Spirit." 2SM 325.
See also: James 1:5; Proverbs 3:5, 6.
For Those Who Face Surgery
Psalm 3:5-"I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord
sustained me."
"The Saviour is present in the sickroom, in the operating room; and
His power for His name's glory accomplishes great things." 2SM 284.
"If there is need of a surgical operation, and the physician is
willing to undertake the case, it is not a denial of faith to have
the operation performed. After the patient has committed his will to
the will of God, let him trust, drawing nigh to the Great Physician,
the Mighty Healer, and giving himself up in perfect trust. The Lord
will honor his faith in the very manner He sees is for His own
name's glory." 2SM 284, 285.
"Before performing a critical operation, let the physician ask for
the aid of the Great Physician." MH 118.
See also: Psalm 4:8; 37:5; 46:1; Proverbs 3:24; Isaiah 41:13; 43:2.
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Key to Abbreviations of Sources
AA The Acts of the Apostles
AG God's Amazing Grace
AH The Adventist Home
CG Child Guidance
CH Counsels on Health
CT Counsels to Teachers
DA The Desire of Ages
Ed Education
EW Early Writings
GC The Great Controversy
GW Gospel Workers
HP In Heavenly Places
MB Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing
MH The Ministry of Healing
ML My Life Today
Ms Manuscript
OH Our High Calling
PK Prophets and Kings
PP Patriarchs and Prophets
SC Steps to Christ
SD Sons and Daughters of God
1SM Selected Messages, Book 1 (2SM, Book 2)
1T Testimonies, Volume 1 (2T, etc., for Volumes 2-9)
TM Testimonies to Ministers
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