“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us” [Verse 7]. Have we received a bright thought? If so, we are not to think that it is because of any wonderful smartness or intelligence in ourselves. It is because God is the Author of it. If anyone tells you you have preached a good sermon, tell him the devil told you that before he did, and for him not to be an agent for the devil. There is pride in our hearts that must be emptied out, and then Jesus Christ will come in and take possession of our whole heart." Ellen White, Sermons and Talks, vol. 1, 99.5