All for Christ

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Oct 21, 1897

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 23, No. 41.

All for Christ.—The only true decision for Christ Jesus is to decide for him for life or death, in poverty or riches, alone or with the multitude. It is to take him and him alone in preference to all things else beside. Many persons yield themselves to Christ because others do. Many seemingly make fair progress in the Christian race as long as they have company; but they can not run alone. Such have never seen Christ. If they had, they would have started alone with him, whether any one else entered his service or not. They would pursue the race with him, tho every other one gave up, for they would see in him more than all. All we see and all we do not see must be given up. "But what things were gain to me [those which he saw], those I counted loss for Christ. Yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord." If we endure at all, it is because we have forsaken all for him, and find his presence more precious than all else.