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

Chapter 23
A Lack of Sympathy
Among professing Christians of today there is a
fearful lack of the sympathy that should be felt for
souls unsaved. Unless our hearts beat in unison
with the heart of Christ, how can we understand the
sacredness and importance of the work to which
we are called by the words: "Watch for ... souls, as
they that must give account"? We talk of Christian
missions. The sound of our voices is heard, but do
we feel Christ's tender heart-longing for souls?
The Saviour was an untiring worker. He did not
measure His work by hours. His time, His heart,
His strength, were given to labor for the benefit of
humanity. Entire days were devoted to labor, and
entire nights were spent in prayer, that He might be
braced to meet the wily foe in all his deceptive
working, and fortified to do His work of uplifting
and restoring humanity.
The man who loves God does not measure his
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