Because Ye Belong to Christ by Dudley Marvin Canright

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 9, 1869

“Because Ye Belong to Christ.”

By Dudley Marvin Canright

MANY noble actions are done which will never be rewarded, because they are not done with the right motive. Many give of their means, and sacrifice their time, to help God’s servants and his cause, who will receive no reward for it in Heaven. They do it to please men, or for a show, and not for the Lord’s sake. Christ says, “For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink, in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.” Mark ix, 41. Thus we see that the simplest act of benevolence performed towards God’s children, because they belong to Christ, will receive its reward. The Lord notices and remembers even the slightest tokens of affection for him. But if we do these things, not for Christ’s sake, but for man’s sake, we must look to man for our reward. D. M. CANRIGHT.