Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

ecame poor, that we, through His poverty, might
be made rich. It is not the plan of God to rain down
means from heaven in order that His cause may be
sustained. He has entrusted, or deposited, ample
means with men, that there shall be no lack in any
department of His work. He proves those who
profess to love Him by placing means in their
hands, and then tries them to see if they love the
gift better than the Giver. God will reveal, in time,
the true feelings of the heart.
In order to advance the cause of God, means
are necessary. God has provided for this necessity
by placing an abundance in the hands of His agents
to use in any department of the work where it may
be required in the labor of saving souls. Every soul
saved is a talent gained. If truly converted, the one
brought to a knowledge of the truth will, in his
turn, use the talents of influence and of means
which God has given him, in working for the
salvation of his fellow men. He will engage with
earnestness in the great work of enlightening those
who are in darkness and error. He will be
instrumental in saving souls. Thus the talents of
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