God requires these children to give Him their hearts’ best and holiest affections. He has bought them with His own blood. He claims their service. They are not their own. Jesus has made infinite sacrifice for them. A pitying, loving Saviour will receive them if they will come to Him just as they are, and depend on His righteousness and not on their own merits. {4T 43.1}

Gud forlanger at disse børn skal give ham deres hjerters bedste og helligste hengivenhed. Han har købt dem med sit eget blod. Han gør krav på deres gerning. De er ikke deres egne. Jesus har gjort et uendeligt offer for dem. En medynkende, kærlig Frelser vil modtage dem hvis de vil komme til ham, just som de er og bero sig på hans retfærdighed og ikke på deres egen fortjenester.