"The life in which the fear of the Lord is cherished will not be a life of sadness and gloom. It is the absence of Christ that makes the countenance sad, and the life a pilgrimage of sighs. Those who are filled with self- esteem and self-love do not feel the need of a living, personal union with Christ. The heart that has not fallen on the Rock is proud of its wholeness. Men want a dignified religion. They desire to walk in a path wide enough to take in their own attributes. Their self-love, their love of popularity and love of praise, exclude the Saviour from their hearts, and without Him there is gloom and sadness. But Christ dwelling in the soul is a wellspring of joy. For all who receive Him, the very keynote of the word of God is rejoicing. COL 162.1"
"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 address finding rest and peace through a relationship with Christ. Matthew 11:29 speaks of finding rest for the soul by learning from Christ, while the EGW passage contrasts the gloom of being without Christ with the joy of having Christ dwelling in the soul. The connection is thematic and related to the idea of finding peace in Christ.
"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."
Both passages discuss the importance of abiding in Christ and the consequences of being separated from Him. John 15:5 speaks of bearing fruit through abiding in Christ, while the EGW passage speaks of joy and the absence of gloom when Christ dwells in the soul. The connection is thematic, but not a direct allusion.
"“For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” Isaiah 57:15 . COL 162.2"
"For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones."
Ellen White directly references Isaiah 57:15 in this passage.
"It was when Moses was hidden in the cleft of the rock that he beheld the glory of God. It is when we hide in the riven Rock that Christ will cover us with His own pierced hand, and we shall hear what the Lord saith unto His servants. To us as to Moses, God will reveal Himself as “merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin.” Exodus 34:6, 7 . COL 162.3"
"And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,"
The EGW passage directly quotes Exodus 34:6-7, making it an explicit allusion.
"And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:"
The EGW passage directly references the event of Moses being hidden in the cleft of the rock and explicitly mentions the 'riven Rock' as Christ. It directly alludes to Exodus 33:22 and uses it as a metaphor for finding refuge in Christ.