Singleness of Purpose

In the life of Christ, everything was made subordinate to His work, the great work of redemption that He came to accomplish. And the same devotion, the same self-denial and sacrifice, the same subjection to the claims of the Word of God, is to be manifest in His disciples.MHH 295.2

All who accept Christ as their personal Savior will long for the privilege of serving God. Contemplating what heaven has done for them, their hearts are moved with boundless love and adoring gratitude. They are eager to signalize their gratitude by devoting their abilities to God’s service. They long to show their love for Christ and for His purchased possession. They covet toil, hardship, sacrifice.MHH 295.3

True workers for God will do their best, because in so doing they can glorify their Master. They will do right in order to honor the requirements of God. They will endeavor to improve all their faculties. They will perform every duty as unto God. Their one desire will be that Christ may receive homage and perfect service.MHH 295.4

There is a picture representing a bullock standing between a plow and an altar, with the inscription, “Ready for either”—ready to toil in the furrow or to be offered on the altar of sacrifice. This is the position of the true child of God—willing to go where duty calls, to deny self, to sacrifice for the Redeemer’s cause.MHH 295.5