When Death Comes

Let the peace of Christ come into your soul. Be true in your trust because He is true to His promise. Lay your poor, nervous hand in His firm hand and let Him hold you and strengthen you, cheer and comfort you.

Selected Messages, book 2, p. 254.

God would not have us remain pressed down by dumb sorrow, with sore and breaking hearts, He would have us look up and behold His dear face of love. The blessed Saviour stands by many whose eyes are so blinded by tears that they do not discern Him. He longs to clasp our hands, to have us look to Him in simple faith, permitting Him to guide us. His heart is open to our griefs, our sorrows, and our trials.... He will lift the soul above the daily sorrow and perplexity, into a realm of peace.

Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, p.12.

If with a humble heart you seek divine guidance in every trouble and perplexity, His word is pledged that a gracious answer will be given you.

Testimonies, vol. 5, p. 427.

In the darkest days, when appearances seem most forbidding, fear not. Have faith in God. He knows your need. He has all power. His infinite love and compassion never weary. Fear not that He will fail of fulfilling His promise. He is eternal truth. Never will He change the covenant He has made with those who love Him. And He will bestow upon His faithful servants the measure of efficiency that their need demands.

Prophets and Kings, pp. 164, 165.

When in trouble, many think they must appeal to some earthly friend, telling him their perplexities, and begging for help. Under trying circumstances unbelief fills their hearts, and the way seems dark. And all the time there stands beside them the mighty Counselor of the ages, inviting them to place their confidence in Him. Jesus, the great Burden Bearer, is saying, “Come unto me, ... and I will give you rest.” Shall we turn from Him to uncertain human beings, who are as dependent upon God as we ourselves are?

The Ministry of Healing, p. 512.

Those who have borne the greatest sorrows are frequently the ones who carry the greatest comfort to others, bringing sunshine wherever they go. Such ones have been chastened and sweetened by their afflictions; they did not lose confidence in God when trouble assailed them, but clung closer to His protecting love. Such ones are a living proof of the tender care of God, who makes the darkness as well as the light, and chastens us for our good.

Selected Messages, book 2, p. 274.

We have a living, risen Saviour.... The Life-giver is soon to come.... He is to bring forth the captives and proclaim, “I am the resurrection and the life.” There stands the risen host. The last thought was of death and its pangs.... But now they proclaim, “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy Victory?”...

Here they stand, and the finishing touch of immortality is put upon them, and they go up to meet their Lord in the air. The gates of the city of God swing back upon their hinges, and the nations that have kept the truth enter in.

The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Ellen G. White Comments, on 1 Cor. 15:51 - 55, p.1093.

Go right forward as if every prayer offered was lodged in the throne of God and responded to by the One whose promises never fail. Go right along, singing and making melody to God in your hearts, even when depressed by a sense of weight and sadness... Light will come, joy will be ours, and the mists and clouds will be rolled back.

Selected Messages, book 2, pp.242, 243.

Do You Need Guidance

So long as we surrender the will to God, and trust in His strength and wisdom, we shall be guided in safe paths, to fulfill our appointed part in His great plan.

The Desire of Ages, p. 209.

Those who decide to do nothing in any line that will displease God, will know, after presenting their case before him, just what course to pursue. And they will receive not only wisdom, but strength.

The Desire of Ages, p. 668.

Our fondest hopes are often blighted here. Our loved ones are torn from us by death... But hope bears our spirits up. We are not parted forever, but shall meet the loved ones who sleep in Jesus. They shall come again from the land of the enemy.

The Life-giver is coming. Myriads of holy angels escort Him on His way. He bursts the bands of death, breaks the fetters of the tomb, the precious captives come forth in health and immortal beauty.

Selected Messages, book 2, pp. 259, 260.

As we commit ourselves to the wise Master Worker, He will bring out the pattern of life and character that will be to His own glory.

The Desire of Ages, p. 331.

We are to exercise wisdom and judgment in every action of life, that we may not, by reckless movements, place ourselves in trial. We are not to plunge into difficulties, neglecting the means God has provided, and misusing the faculties He has given us. Christ's workers are to obey His instructions implicitly.

The work is God's, and if we would bless others His plans must be foll- owed. Self cannot be made a center; self can receive no honor. If we plan according to our own ideas, the Lord will leave us to our own mistakes. But when, after following His directions, we are brought into strait places, He will deliver us.

The Desire of Ages, p. 369.

We have not wisdom to plan our own lives. It is not for us to shape our future.... We [should] depend upon God, that our lives may be the simple outworking of His will. As we commit our ways to Him, He will direct our steps.

The Ministry of Healing, pp. 478,479.

If we surrender our lives to His service, we can never be placed in a position for which God has not made provision. Whatever may be our situation, we have a Guide to direct our way; whatever our perplexities, we have a sure Counselor; whatever our sorrow, bereavement, or loneliness, we have a sympathizing Friend.

If in our ignorance we make missteps, Christ does not leave us. His voice, clear and distinct, is heard saying, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”

Christ's Object Lessons, p. 173.

In His loving care and interest for us, often He who understands us better than we understand ourselves refuses to permit us selfishly to seek the gratif- ication of our own ambition. He does not permit us to pass by the homely but sacred duties that lie next us.

Often these duties afford the very training essential to prepare us for a higher work. Often our plans fail that God's plans for us may succeed.

The Ministry of Healing, p. 473.

If you will seek the Lord and be conv- erted every day; if you will of your own spiritual choice be free and joyous in God; if with gladsome consent of heart to His gracious call you come wearing the yoke of Christ-the yoke of obedience and service-all your murmurings will be stilled, all your difficulties will be removed, all the perplexing problems that now confront you will be solved.

Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, p.101.

We need to follow more closely God's plan of life. To do our best in the work that lies nearest, to commit our ways to God, and to watch for the indications of His providence-these are rules that ensure safe guidance in the choice of an occupation.

Education, p. 267.