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

So God's work in our world is to be carried
forward. Faithful stewards are to place the Lord's
money in His treasury, that workers may be sent to
all parts of the world. The church here below is to
serve God with self-denial and sacrifice. Thus the
work is to be carried forward and the most glorious
triumphs won.
Love for lost souls brought Christ to Calvary's
cross. Love for souls will lead us to self-denial and
sacrifice, for the saving of that which is lost. And
as Christ's followers give back to the Lord His
own, they are accumulating treasure which will be
theirs when they hear the words: "Well done, thou
good and faithful servant: ... enter thou into the joy
of thy Lord," "who for the joy that was set before
Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is
set down at the right hand of the throne of God."
(Matthew 25:21; Hebrews 12:2) The joy of seeing
souls eternally saved will be the reward of all who
follow in the steps of the Redeemer.
"He that spared not His own Son, but delivered
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