Get Ready“Behold, I come quickly,” Christ declares; “and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” Revelation 22:12. The Lord at His coming will scrutinize every talent; He will demand interest on the capital He has entrusted. By His own humiliation and agony, by His life of toil and His death of shame, Christ has paid for the service of all who have taken His name and profess to be His servants. All are under deepest obligation to improve every capability for the work of winning souls to Him. “Ye are not your own,” He says; “for ye are bought with a price;” therefore glorify God by a life of service that will win men and women from sin to righteousness. 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20. We are bought with the price of Christ’s own life, bought that we may return to God His own in faithful service. {9T 104.1}

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»Se, jeg kommer snart,« erklærer Kristus, »og jeg har min løn med mig for at gengælde enhver, efter som hans gerning er.« Åb. 22,12. Herren vil når han kommer, udforske hvert eneste talent. Han vil forlange renter af den kapital, han har betroet os. Ved sin ydmygelse og sjæleangst, ved sit slidsomme liv og skammelige død har Kristus betalt for enhver tjeneste fra dem, der har modtaget hans navn og bekendt sig til at være hans tjenere. Alle er underlagt den største forpligtelse til at for øge hver evne i arbejdet for at vinde sjæle for ham. »I tilhører ikke jer selv,« siger han, »I er jo købt og prisen betalt.« (1.Kor. 6,19-20) Ær derfor Gud ved et liv i tjeneste for at føre mænd og kvinder fra synd til retfærdighed. Kristi eget liv er den pris vi er købt for, - købt for at vi kan give Gud sit tilbage ved trofast tjeneste.