| In His Steps |
Chapter 4 |
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But the keeping of the life unspotted is not the whole of living for God: there must be service also. When young Christians are received into the church they profess to dedicate themselves and all they have – time, talents, money, every power of body, soul, and spirit – to the service of Christ for ever. This means that they will no longer claim mastership over themselves; that henceforth they are Christ’s servants; that they will live for Christ only all the days; that they will listen at each step for his command and promptly obey it; that they will devote all their possessions to him, using them for him and at his bidding; and that they will employ their talents and influence to advance his kingdom.
Daily duty in the common relations of life is as much part of a true consecration as are praying, reading the Bible, and attending church services. If the heart be given to Christ, the whole life is holy. We do not live two lives – one religious and one secular – after we become Christians. We are always to do God’s will, and it is as much his will that we should be diligent in business as that we should be fervent in spirit.
“The trivial round, the common task,
Would furnish all we ought to ask–
Room to deny ourselves, a road
To bring us daily nearer God.”
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