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sufficient to purchase the salvation of man, how easily it might have
been accomplished by Him who says, “The silver is Mine, and the
gold is Mine”!
Haggai 2:8
. But the sinner could be redeemed only
by the precious blood of the Son of God. Those who, failing to ap-
preciate 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
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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