B.B. Warfield Quote

I came upon this great quote in a book we are going through in my small group that I thought was quite powerful. It's from the Princeton Seminary professor B.B. Warfield.

Now dear Christians, some of you pray night and day to be
branches of the true Vine; you pray to be made all over in the
image of Christ. If so, you must be like him in giving . . .
“though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor” . . .
Objection 1. “My money is my own.” Answer: Christ might
have said, “My blood is my own, my life is my own” . . . then
where should we have been? Objection 2. “The poor are
undeserving.” Answer: Christ might have said, “They are
wicked rebels . . . shall I lay down my life for these? I will give
to the good angels.” But no, he left the ninety-nine, and came
after the lost. He gave his blood for the undeserving.
Objection 3. “The poor may abuse it.” Answer: Christ might
have said the same; yea, with far greater truth. Christ knew
that thousands would trample his blood under their feet; that
most would despise it; that many would make it an excuse for
sinning more; yet he gave his own blood. Oh, my dear
Christians! If you would be like Christ, give much, give often,
give freely, to the vile and poor, the thankless and the undeserving.
Christ is glorious and happy and so will you be. It is
not your money I want, but your happiness. Remember his
own word, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”