Devotional Snippet

"To live for self is to perish. Covetousness, the desire of benefit for self's sake, cuts the soul off from
life. It is the spirit of Satan to get, to draw to self. It is the spirit of Christ to give, to sacrifice self for the
good of others. "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." 1 John 5:11, 12. {COL
259.1}
Wherefore He says, "Take heed, and beware of covetousness; for a man's life consisteth not in the
abundance of the things which he possesseth." {COL 259.2}

"The only remedy for the sins and sorrows of men is Christ.
The gospel of His grace alone can cure the evils that curse society. The injustice of the rich toward the
poor, the hatred of the poor toward the rich, alike have their root in selfishness, and this can be
eradicated only through submission to Christ. He alone, for the selfish heart of sin, gives the new heart of
love. Let the servants of Christ preach the gospel with the Spirit sent down from heaven, and work as
He did for the benefit of men. Then such results will be manifest in the blessing and uplifting of mankind
as are wholly impossible of accomplishment by human power." {COL 254.2}