How earnest, how touching his appeal: “Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich.” You know the height from which He stooped; you are acquainted with the depth of humiliation to which He descended. His feet entered upon the path of self-denial and self-sacrifice, and turned not aside until He had given His life. There was no rest for Him between the throne in heaven and the cross. His love for man led Him to welcome every indignity and suffer every abuse. “For their sakes I sanctify Myself.” I appropriate all My glory, all I am, to the work of man’s redemption. How very little are men moved now to sanctify themselves to the work of God that souls may be saved through them. {4T 457.2}

Hvor alvorlig og hvor rørende er ikke hans appel: »I kender jo vor Herres Jesu Kristi nåde, at han for jeres skyld blev fattig, da han var rig, for at I ved hans fattigdom skulle blive rige.« I kender den højde han ydmygede sig fra; I kender til den dybe ydmygelse som han steg ned fra. Hans fødder gik på selvfornægtelsens og selvopofrelsens sti og veg ikke til siden, før han gav sit liv. Der var ingen hvile for ham, mellem himmelens trone og korset. Hans kærlighed for mennesker fik ham til at byde enhver krænkelse velkommen og lide alle mishandlinger. »Og jeg helliger mig selv for dem.« Jeg lægger al min herlighed hen, alt hvad jeg har, for at arbejde for menneskers forløsning. Hvor lidt gør mennesker så ikke nu, for at hellige sig selv til Guds arbejde, så sjæle kan frelses gennem dem.