Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers - Ellen G. White

you alway, even unto the end of the world." Let
those who believe in Jesus be strong, prayerful, and
full of trust in Christ's power to save. "Call upon
Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and
thou shalt glorify Me."
The Lord's Entreaty
Let me entreat our state conferences and our
churches to cease putting their dependence upon
men and making flesh their arm. Look not to other
men to see how they conduct themselves under the
conviction of the truth, or to ask them for aid. Look
not to men in high positions of responsibility for
strength, for they are the very men who are in
danger of considering a position of responsibility
as evidence of God's special power. Our churches
are weak because the members are educated to
look to and depend upon human resources, and
thousands of dollars are needlessly expended in
transporting finite men from one place to another,
in order that they may settle little difficulties, when
Jesus is ever near to help those who are needy and
distressed.
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