There is nothing of greater necessity than for each individual to realize his accountability to God as well as his high privileges, and walk, not in murmuring and sorrow, but in the joy of the Lord. We are to serve our heavenly Father in newness of life and gladness every day, knowing that we have access to the throne of grace, and that our names are written in the Lamb’s book of life. We are to be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord. Then we shall realize by experience that the joy of the Lord is our strength.
Ellen G. White, “The Lack of Spirituality in Our Churches”, Manuscript 49, April 9, 1898.