Counsel #1 — She Focuses On Jesus

Picture: Counsel #1 — She Focuses On JesusCCW 172.1

If your encounters with Ellen White’s writings have primarily been through isolated quotes or what other people say about her, you might not view her writings as Christ-centered. However, familiarity with her books, especially The Desire of Ages, Christ’s Object Lessons,and Steps to Christ, paint a very different picture. It’s hard to see anything other than Christ in her writings! Any reader of Ellen White will almost certainly find themselves drawn to Ellen White’s depiction of a loving and compassionate Savior. This isn’t just an opinion. A study of church growth in North America discovered that while 59% of nonreaders of Ellen White had an intimate relationship with Jesus, 85% of readers expressed this intimacy.^{[253]https://www.ministrymagazine.org/archive/1982/10/who-reads-ellen-white} In other words, Ellen White’s writings measurably bring people closer to Jesus.CCW 172.2

“And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.” Colossians 1:18 NKJVCCW 172.3

“You are not to depend on your own goodness or good works; you are to come depending upon the Sun of righteousness, believing that Christ has taken away your sins and imputed to you His righteousness, that he is your all in all, your surety, your advocate, your righteousness.” Ellen White in Review and Herald, October 11, 1892, par. 3CCW 172.4

Reflect: How has your relationship with Jesus been impacted by reading Ellen White’s books? CCW 172.5