The work in which we have a common interest is great; and efficient, willing, burden-bearing laborers are few indeed. God will give you strength, my brother, if you will move forward and wait upon Him. He will give my husband and myself strength in our united labor, if we do all to His glory, according to our ability and strength to labor. You should be located where you would have a more favorable opportunity to exercise your gift according to the ability that God has given you. You should lean your whole weight upon God and give Him an opportunity to teach, lead, and impress you. You feel a deep interest in the work and cause of God, and you should look to Him for light and guidance. He will give you light. But, as an ambassador of Christ, you are required to be faithful, to correct wrong in meekness and love, and your efforts will not prove unavailing. 3T 16.1 Since my husband has recovered from his feebleness, we have labored earnestly. We have not consulted our own ease or pleasur…
"Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;"
Both passages address the scarcity of laborers in God's work. EGW's passage echoes the sentiment of Matthew 9:37, applying it to her own context and encouraging individuals to step up and contribute.