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We are to work, imbued with His Spirit, as we look to the cross, ready
if He bids us, to leave all for His sake. He who lives to please himself
is not a Christian. He has not been created anew in Christ Jesus.
The Christian feels that no other being in the universe has the
claim to him which Jesus has. He is a purchased possession, bought
by the costly price of the blood of the Lamb. He is to devote himself
unreservedly to Christ; his thoughts, his words, and all his works are
to be subject to the will of Christ.—
The Medical Missionary, June,
1891
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Contentment Here and Eternal Reward Hereafter—In order
to be happy, we must strive to attain to that character which Christ
exhibited. One marked peculiarity of Christ was His self-denial and
benevolence. He came not to seek His own. He went about doing
good, and this was His meat and drink. We may, by following the
example of the Saviour, be in holy communion with Him; and by daily
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seeking to imitate His character and follow His example we shall be a
blessing to the world and shall secure for ourselves contentment here
and an eternal reward hereafter.—
Testimonies for the Church 4:227
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