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5041 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 342.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Our time belongs to God. Every moment is His, and we are under the most solemn obligation to improve it to His glory. Of no talent He has given will He require a more strict account than of our time.
5042 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 342.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… with God in His great plan of redemption.
5043 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 342.5 (Ellen Gould White)
In him who does this, a transformation of character takes place. He becomes a son of God, a member of the royal family, a child of the heavenly King. He is fitted to be the companion of the angels.
5044 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 343.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… to God active service. All are to labor in winning souls to Christ. Donations of money cannot take the place of this.
5045 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 343.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… again. God may say to that one, “This night thy soul shall be required of thee,” and through our neglect he may not be ready. ( Luke 12:20 .) In the great judgment day, how …
5046 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 343.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… . Yet God has called us to serve Him in the temporal affairs of life. Diligence in this work is as much a part of true religion as is devotion. The Bible gives no …
5047 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 345.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… infinite God, yet He worked at the carpenter's trade with His father Joseph. His trade was significant. He had come into the world as the character builder …
5048 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 345.3 (Ellen Gould White)
Parents should teach their children the value and right use of time. Teach them that to do something which will honor God and bless humanity is worth striving for. Even in their early years they can be missionaries for God.
5049 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 345.5 (Ellen Gould White)
… for God. Many who through diligent labor might have been a blessing to the world, have been ruined through idleness. Lack of employment and of steadfast purpose …
5050 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 346.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God teaches us to be “not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.” “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might,” “knowing that of the …
5051 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 346.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God. And it unfits us to accomplish the work God has given us to do. By allowing ourselves to form wrong habits, by keeping late hours, by gratifying appetite …
5052 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 347.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… ; for God is as truly the author of physical laws as He is the author of the moral law. His law is written with His own finger upon every nerve, every muscle, every …
5053 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 348.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… against God. All should place themselves in the best possible relation to life and health. Our habits should be brought under the control of a mind that is …
5054 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 348.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20 .
5055 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 348.3 (Ellen Gould White)
We are to love God, not only with all the heart, mind, and soul, but with all the strength. This covers the full, intelligent use of the physical powers.
5056 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 349.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship.... And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the …
5057 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 349.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… from God. He has entrusted men with talents, and He expects them to look to Him for counsel. Whatever we do, in whatever department of the work we are placed, He …
5058 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 350.1 (Ellen Gould White)
God has proclaimed the principles on which alone this co-operation is possible. His glory must be the motive of all who are laborers together with Him. All our work is to be done from love to God and in accordance with His will.
5059 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 350.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God when erecting a building as when taking part in a religious service. And if the workers have brought the right principles into their own character …
5060 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 350.3 (Ellen Gould White)
But God will not accept the greatest talents or the most splendid service unless self is laid upon the altar, a living, consuming sacrifice. The root must be holy, else there can be no fruit acceptable to God.