Chapter 99—Spirit of Sacrifice
The spirit of covetousness, of seeking for the highest position and
the highest wage, is rife in the world. The old-time spirit of self-denial
and self-sacrifice is too seldom met with. But this is the only spirit
that can actuate a true follower of Jesus. Our divine Master has given
us an example of how we are to work. And to those whom He bade,
“Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men,” He offered no stated
sum as a reward for their services. They were to share with Him His
self-denial and sacrifice.
Those who claim to be followers of the Master Worker, and who
engage in His service as co-laborers with God, are to bring into their
work the exactitude and skill, the tact and wisdom, that the God of
perfection required in the building of the earthly tabernacle. And now,
as in that time and as in the days of Christ’s earthly ministry, devotion
to God and a spirit of sacrifice should be regarded as the first requisites
of acceptable service. God designs that not one thread of selfishness
shall be woven into His work.—
The Review and Herald, January 4,
1906
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Signs of Grace in the Heart
Humility, self-denial, benevolence, and the payment of a faithful
tithe, these show that the grace of God is working in the heart.—
Counsels on Health, 590
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