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

the kingdom of heaven throughout eternal ages.
Some of the ministers are asleep, and the
people are also asleep; but Satan is wide awake.
There is but little sacrificing for God or the truth.
Ministers must set the example. In their labors they
should show that they esteem eternal things of
infinite value and earthly things as nothing in
comparison. There are ministers preaching present
truth who must be converted. Their understanding
must be invigorated, their hearts purified, their
affections centered in God. They should present the
truth in a manner which will arouse the intellect to
appreciate its excellence, purity, and sacredness. In
order to do this, they should keep before their
minds objects which are elevated and which have a
purifying, quickening, and exalting influence upon
the mind. They must have the purifying fire of
truth burning upon the altar of their hearts, to
influence and characterize their lives; then, go
where they will, amid darkness and gloom, they
will illuminate those in darkness with the light
dwelling in them and shining round about them.
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