Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

to gain applause, to obtain credit for doing some
great work that others cannot do. But it disturbs the
fine grain of their refined organism to associate
with the humble, the unfortunate. They mistake the
reason altogether. The reason why they shun any of
these duties not so agreeable is found in their
supreme selfishness. Dear self is the center of all
their actions and motives.
I was pointed to the Majesty of heaven. When
He whom angels worshiped, He who was rich in
honor, splendor, and glory, came to the earth, and
found Himself in fashion as a man, He did not
plead His refined nature as an excuse to hold
Himself aloof from the unfortunate. In His work
He was found among the afflicted, the poor,
distressed, and needy ones. Christ was the
embodiment of refinement and purity; His was an
exalted life and character; yet in His labor He was
found not among men of high-sounding titles, not
among the most honorable of this world, but with
the despised and needy. I came, says the divine
Teacher, "to save that which was lost." Yes; the
Majesty of heaven was ever found working to help
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