Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

fountains of earnest, Christ-like work are to be
unsealed. In the strength of Him who has all
strength, we are to work as we have never worked
before. The time of need and necessity makes plain
our great need of a present, all-powerful God, in
whom is everlasting strength and in whose power
we may work.
The secret of success is not in learning, not in
our position, not in our numbers, nor the greatness
of our talents; it is not in the will of man. The Lord
God of Israel is our strength. The willing and
obedient will gain victory after victory. The Lord's
workers must feel their inefficiency, must
contemplate Christ, and conquer through Him who
is the thought of all thought, the strength of all
strength. Grasp the hand of Christ, and say, I will
not let thee go except thou bless me. He will
respond, keep near to me; I will hold your hand.
My grasp shall never relax. Possess your souls in
patience, in meekness, in humbleness of mind, and
yet, "Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the
glory of the Lord is risen upon thee."
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