Testimonies for the Church, Volume 9 - Ellen G. White

Chapter 66
Cherishing a Spirit of
Self-Denial
Every church member should cherish a spirit of
sacrifice. In every home there should be taught
lessons of self-denial. Fathers and mothers, teach
your children to economize. Encourage them to
save their pennies for missionary work. Christ is
our example. For our sakes He became poor, that
we through His poverty might be made rich. He
taught that all should come together in love and
unity, to work as He worked, to sacrifice as He
sacrificed, to love as the children of God.
My brethren and sisters, you must be willing to
be converted yourselves in order to practice the
self-denial of Christ. Dress plainly but neatly.
Spend as little as possible upon yourselves. Keep in
your homes a self-denial box into which you can
put the money saved by little acts of self-denial.
Day by day gain a clearer understanding of the
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