In the parable, he who asks bread for the stranger, receives “as many as he needeth.” And in what measure will God impart to us that we may impart to others? “According to the measure of the gift of Christ.” Ephesians 4:7 . Angels are watching with intense interest to see how man is dealing with his fellow men. When they see one manifest Christlike sympathy for the erring, they press to his side and bring to his remembrance words to speak that will be as the bread of life to the soul. So “God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 . Your testimony in its genuineness and reality He will make powerful in the power of the life to come. The word of the Lord will be in your mouth as truth and righteousness. COL 148.4 Personal effort for others should be preceded by much secret prayer; for it requires great wisdom to understand the science of saving souls. Before communicating with men, commune with Christ. At the throne of heavenly gra…
"But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ."
Ellen White directly references Ephesians 4:7 in this passage.
"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
Ellen White directly references Philippians 4:19 in this passage.
"Let your heart break for the longing it has for God, for the living God. The life of Christ has shown what humanity can do by being partaker of the divine nature. All that Christ received from God we too may have. Then ask and receive. With the persevering faith of Jacob, with the unyielding persistence of Elijah, claim for yourself all that God has promised. COL 149.2"
"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."
The EGW passage explicitly mentions being a 'partaker of the divine nature,' which is a direct reference to 2 Peter 1:4. The surrounding context in EGW further reinforces this connection by discussing God's promises and the need for faith.
"Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not."
EGW's passage encourages asking and receiving from God with perseverance, echoing the principle in James 4:2 that a lack of asking results in a lack of receiving.
"Let the glorious conceptions of God possess your mind. Let your life be knit by hidden links to the life of Jesus. He who commanded the light to shine out of darkness is willing to shine in your heart, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit will take the things of God and show them unto you, conveying them as a living power into the obedient heart. Christ will lead you to the threshold of the Infinite. You may behold the glory beyond the veil, and reveal to men the sufficiency of Him who ever liveth to make intercession for us. COL 149.3"
"For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."
EGW directly quotes and expands upon 2 Corinthians 4:6, making the connection undeniable.
"He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you."
Both passages discuss the Holy Spirit revealing God's truth. EGW's statement that the Holy Spirit will 'take the things of God and show them unto you' echoes John 16:14.
"Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them."
Both passages refer to Christ's intercession. EGW's statement about Christ's 'sufficiency of Him who ever liveth to make intercession for us' aligns with Hebrews 7:25.