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Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of
your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect,
will of God.
Romans 12:2
.
Christ died on the cross to save the world from perishing in sin. He asks your
cooperation in this work. You are to be His helping hand. With earnest, unwearying
effort you are to seek to save the lost. Remember that it was your sins that made the
cross necessary. When you accepted Christ as your Saviour you pledged yourself to
unite with Him in bearing the cross. For life and for death you are bound up with
Him, a part of the great plan of redemption.
The transforming power of Christ’s grace molds the one who gives himself to
God’s service. Imbued with the Spirit of the Redeemer, he is ready to deny self,
ready to take up the cross, ready to make any sacrifice for the Master. No longer can
he be indifferent to the souls perishing around him. He is lifted above self-serving.
He has been created anew in Christ, and self-serving has no place in his life. He
realizes that every part of his being belongs to Christ, who has redeemed him from
the slavery of sin; that every moment of his future has been bought with the precious
lifeblood of God’s only-begotten Son.
Have you so deep an appreciation of the sacrifice made on Calvary that you are
willing to make every other interest subordinate to the work of saving souls? The
same intensity of desire to save sinners that marked the life of the Saviour marks the
life of His true follower. The Christian has no desire to live for self. He delights
to consecrate all that he has and is to the Master’s service. He is moved by an
inexpressible desire to win souls to Christ....
How can I best glorify Him whose I am by creation and by redemption? This is
to be the question that we are to ask ourselves. With anxious solicitude the one who
is truly converted seeks to rescue those who are still in Satan’s power. He refuses to
do anything that would hinder him in his work. If he has children he realizes that his
work must begin in his own family. His children are exceedingly precious to him.
Remembering that they are the younger members of the Lord’s family, he strives
with all his power to place them where they will stand on the Lord’s side. He has
pledged himself to serve, honor, and obey Christ; and he puts forth patient, untiring
effort so to train his children that they will never be hostile to the Saviour.
On fathers and mothers, God has placed the responsibility of saving their children
from the power of the enemy. This is their work, a work that they should on no
account neglect. Those parents who have a living connection with Christ will not
rest until they see their children safe in the fold. They will make this the burden of
their life (
Testimonies For The Church 7:9-11
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