Mind, Character, and Personality Vol. 2 - Second Advent Revival

Greatest Sinner Needs Greatest Saviour.--If you feel yourself to be the greatest
sinner, Christ is just what you need, the greatest Saviour. Lift up your head and look
away from yourself, away from your sin, to the uplifted Saviour; away from the
poisonous, venomous bite of the serpent to the Lamb of God who taketh away the sin
of the world.--Lt 98, 1893. {2MCP 452.2}
He Will Give Rest.--He has borne the burden of our guilt. He will take the load from
our weary shoulders. He will give us rest. The burden of care and sorrow also He will
bear. He invites us to cast all our care upon Him, for He carries us upon His heart.--MH
71 (1905). {2MCP 452.3}
All Sins Not of Equal Magnitude.--God does not regard all sins as of equal
magnitude; there are degrees of guilt in His estimation, as well as in that of man; but
however trifling this or that wrong act may seem in the eyes of men, no sin is small in
the sight of God. Man's judgment is partial, imperfect, but God estimates all things as
they really are. The drunkard is despised and is told that his sin will exclude him from
heaven; while pride, selfishness, and covetousness too often go unrebuked. But these
are sins that are especially offensive to God, for they are
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contrary to the benevolence of His character, to that unselfish love which is the very
atmosphere of the unfallen universe. He who falls into some of the grosser sins may
feel a sense of his shame and poverty and his need of the grace of Christ; but pride
feels no need, and so it closes the heart against Christ and the infinite blessings He
came to give.--SC 30 (1892). {2MCP 452.4}
Guilty Need Positive Approach.--No one is ever made better by denunciation and
recrimination. To tell a tempted soul of his guilt in no way inspires him with a
determination to do better. Point the erring, discouraged one to Him who is able to save
to the uttermost all who come to Him. Show him what he may become. Tell him that
there is in him nothing that recommends him to God, but that Christ died for him that he
might be accepted in the Beloved. Inspire him with hope, showing him that in Christ's
strength he can do better. Hold up before him the possibilities that are his. Point him to
the heights to which he may attain. Help him to take hold upon the mercy of the Lord, to
trust in His forgiving power. Jesus is waiting to clasp him by the hand, waiting to give
him power to live a noble, virtuous life.--MS 2, 1903. {2MCP 453.1}
Satan Presses a Sense of Guiltiness.--The people of God are here [Zechariah,
chapter 3] represented as a criminal on trial. Joshua, as high priest, is seeking for a
blessing for his people, who are in great affliction. While he is pleading before God,
Satan is standing at his right hand as his adversary. He is accusing the children of God
and making their case appear as desperate as possible. He presents before the Lord
their evil doings and their defects. He shows their faults and failures, hoping they will
appear of such a character in the eyes of Christ that He will render them no help in their
great need. Joshua, as the representative of God's people, stands under