"While the Lord has not promised His people exemption from trials, He has promised that which is far better. He has said, “As thy days, so shall thy strength be.” “My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Deuteronomy 33:25 ; 2 Corinthians 12:9 . If you are called to go through the fiery furnace for His sake, Jesus will be by your side even as He was with the faithful three in Babylon. Those who love their Redeemer will rejoice at every opportunity of sharing with Him humiliation and reproach. The love they bear their Lord makes suffering for His sake sweet. MB 30.1"
"Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be."
Ellen White directly references Deuteronomy 33:25 in this passage.
"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
Ellen White directly references 2 Corinthians 12:9 in this passage.
"In all ages Satan has persecuted the people of God. He has tortured them and put them to death, but in dying they became conquerors. They revealed in their steadfast faith a mightier One than Satan. Satan could torture and kill the body, but he could not touch the life that was hid with Christ in God. He could incarcerate in prison walls, but he could not bind the spirit. They could look beyond the gloom to the glory, saying, “I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” “Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” Romans 8:18 ; 2 Corinthians 4:17 . MB 30.2"
"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."
Ellen White directly references Romans 8:18 in this passage.
"For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;"
Ellen White directly references 2 Corinthians 4:17 in this passage.