One must learn to die to the world to live rightly. Man's li

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He only knows aright how to live in the world that hath learned to die to the world. — GURNALL The whole course of a man’s life without Christ is nothing but a continual trading in vanity—running a circle of toil and labor, and reaping no profit at all. — Le1cHToNn Take my life, and let it be, Consecrated Lord, to Thee; Take my moments and my days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

— Frances R. HAVERGAL

Also attributed to: Frances R. Havergal

The point

One must learn to die to the world to live rightly. Man's life without Christ is toil without profit. Haversal's hymn: take my life, consecrate it.

Scripture

Galatians 2:20Colossians 3:3

Audience

Adults

Tone

Convicting · Devotional

To tell aloud

under a minute · 78 words

Subjects

Surrender Life Vanity Consecration Worldliness

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