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Help In Daily Living
complished by Him who says, “The silver is Mine, and the gold is
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Mine”!
Haggai 2:8
. But the sinner could be redeemed only by the
precious blood of the Son of God. Those who, failing to appreciate
this wonderful sacrifice, withhold themselves from Christ’s service,
will perish in their selfishness.
Singleness of Purpose
In the life of Christ, everything was made subordinate to His work,
the great work of redemption which He came to accomplish. And the
same devotion, the same self-denial and sacrifice, the same subjection
to the claims of the word of God, is to be manifest in His disciples.
Everyone who accepts Christ as his personal Saviour will long for
the privilege of serving God. Contemplating what heaven has done
for him, his heart is moved with boundless love and adoring gratitude.
He is eager to signalize his gratitude by devoting his abilities to God’s
service. He longs to show his love for Christ and for His purchased
possession. He covets toil, hardship, sacrifice.
The true worker for God will do his best, because in so doing
he can glorify his Master. He will do right in order to regard the
requirements of God. He will endeavor to improve all his faculties.
He will perform every duty as unto God. His one desire will be that
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Christ may receive homage and perfect service.
There is a picture representing a bullock standing between a plow
and an altar, with the inscription, “Ready for either,” ready to toil in
the furrow or to be offered on the altar of sacrifice. This is the position
of the true child of God—willing to go where duty calls, to deny self,
to sacrifice for the Redeemer’s cause.
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