"The heart should go out in fervent prayer while the hands are busy, and Satan will not find such ready access, and the soul, instead of being lifted up unto vanity, will be constantly refreshed, will be like a watered garden. Angels will delight to be near such workers, for their presence will be continually encouraged by them. A power will attend the truths published. Divine rays of light from the heavenly sanctuary will attend the precious truths sent forth, so that those who read will be refreshed and strengthened, and souls that are opposed to the truth will be convicted and compelled to say: These things are so; they cannot be gainsaid. 1T 592.1"
"Pray without ceasing."
EGW's statement about the heart going out in fervent prayer while the hands are busy is a practical application and amplification of the principle of 'praying without ceasing' found in 1 Thessalonians 5:17.
"And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."
The 'watered garden' imagery in EGW's writing directly echoes the 'tree planted by the rivers of water' in Psalm 1:3, both representing spiritual flourishing and prosperity through divine connection.
"All should feel that the office is a holy place, as sacred as the house of God. But God has been dishonored by the frivolity and lightness indulged by some connected with the work. I saw that strangers from abroad often went away from the office disappointed. They had associated it with everything sacred; but when they saw the youth, or others connected with the office, possessing but little gravity, careless in words and acts, it caused them to doubt whether, after all, this is really the work of God to prepare a people for translation to heaven. 1T 592.2 May God bless this to all concerned. 1T 592.3"
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
The EGW passage directly reflects the principle of Matthew 5:16. The behavior of those in the office influences how others perceive the work of God, mirroring the idea of letting your light shine so others may glorify God.
"If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."
This is a duplicate of pair 1.