In today's sermon, our pastor quoted a missionary by the name of William Borden (1887-1913) who was the heir to the Borden family fortune (as in Borden Milk, etc.) As a young man, William decided to give all the money and privileges up in order to serve the Lord in China. In route, he stopped to train in Egypt, contracted meningitis, and died within a month. Here's a link to a biography of his short life.

"Say "no" to self, "yes" to Jesus every time.... In every man's heart there is a throne and a cross. If Christ is on the throne, self is on the cross; and if self, even a little bit, is on the throne, Jesus is on the cross in that man's heart. If Jesus is on the throne, you will go where He wants you to go. Jesus on the throne glorifies any work or spot.