Interestingly enough, the counsel to live "as
though you had 1,000 years to live, and as you would if you knew you must die
tomorrow," originated in the writings of Mother Ann Lee of the Shakers,
not in Ellen G. White sources. See Time, July 28, 1961, page 53. See
Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 200, for the Ellen G. White statement,
"We should watch and work and pray as though this were the last day that
would be granted us."
Thought for the Day
Christ became one flesh with us, in order that we might become one spirit with Him. It is by virtue of this union that we are to come forth from the grave,--not merely as a manifestation of the power of Christ, but because, through faith, His life has become ours. Those who see Christ in His true character, and receive Him into the heart, have everlasting life. It is through the Spirit that Christ dwells in us; and the Spirit of God, received into the heart by faith, is the beginning of the life eternal. Desire of Ages, p. 388