"Jesus loves you, and I am made glad as I read of the experience through which you are passing, not because you are a sufferer, but because this is an evidence to me that the Lord Jesus is testing and proving you, to see if you will come to Him, to see if you will put your trust in Him and find peace and rest in His love. I am praying for you, that you may come to Him, the Fountain of living water. This is the experience that every one of us must have if we ever dwell with Christ in the mansions that He has gone to prepare for us. You have lessons of the highest value to learn in the school of Christ, lessons that will lead you to work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 8T 124.1"
"But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."
Both passages refer to the concept of 'living water' and its association with spiritual fulfillment and eternal life. EGW's reference to the 'Fountain of living water' directly alludes to the imagery in John 4:14.
"For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth."
Both passages connect suffering and trials with God's love and discipline. EGW's statement that the Lord is 'testing and proving' aligns with the idea of chastening in Hebrews 12:6.
"Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls."
Both passages speak of finding rest and peace through Jesus. EGW's mention of finding 'peace and rest in His love' echoes the promise of rest in Matthew 11:29.
"you will be tried. My greatest fear for you has been that you would have too great prosperity, and that you would fail to learn that your dependence is alone upon God. You have been placed in a position of great trust and honor, and there has been danger of your becoming dizzy and forgetting your dependence upon God. You have been placed where you can exert a far-reaching influence for good if you keep your eye single to the glory of God. Your heavenly Father loves you, and He will draw you to Himself by the trials that seem to you severe. 8T 124.2"
"Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;"
The Deuteronomy passage warns against forgetting God in times of prosperity, which is precisely the concern EGW expresses. The thematic parallel is strong and relevant.
"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him."
Both passages discuss trials and the importance of enduring them. James 1:12 speaks of the reward for enduring temptation, while EGW speaks of trials drawing one closer to God. The connection is thematic, but not a direct allusion.