"The world is out of joint. As we look at the picture, the outlook seems discouraging. But Christ greets with hopeful assurance the very men and women who cause us discouragement. In them He sees qualifications that will enable them to take a place in His vineyard. If they will constantly be learners, through His providence He will make them men and women fitted to do a work that is not beyond their capabilities; through the impartation of the Holy Spirit, He will give them power of utterance. GW 36.2"
"Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;"
Both passages address the need for workers and the potential found in unexpected individuals. EGW expands on the idea of God seeing potential in those who might seem discouraging, while Matthew 9:37 highlights the scarcity of laborers.