"Do you feel that it is too great a sacrifice to yield all to Christ? Ask yourself the question, “What has Christ given for me?” The Son of God gave all—life and love and suffering—for our redemption. And can it be that we, the unworthy objects of so great love, will withhold our hearts from Him? Every moment of our lives we have been partakers of the blessings of His grace, and for this very reason we cannot fully realize the depths of ignorance and misery from which we have been saved. Can we look upon Him whom our sins have pierced, and yet be willing to do despite to all His love and sacrifice? In view of the infinite humiliation of the Lord of glory, shall we murmur because we can enter into life only through conflict and self-abasement? SC 45.1"
"And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again."
Both passages highlight the sacrifice of Christ and the call for believers to live for Him rather than for themselves. EGW expands on this by asking if yielding all to Christ is too great a sacrifice in light of what He has done.
"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
EGW directly references the suffering and wounding of Christ for our sins, which is a central theme of Isaiah 53:5. The phrase "whom our sins have pierced" is a clear allusion.
"We love him, because he first loved us."
EGW's emphasis on Christ's love as the basis for our response of yielding to Him directly reflects the principle stated in 1 John 4:19. The passage emphasizes the reciprocal nature of love, where God's initiative prompts our own.
"The inquiry of many a proud heart is, “Why need I go in penitence and humiliation before I can have the assurance of my acceptance with God?” I point you to Christ. He was sinless, and, more than this, He was the Prince of heaven; but in man's behalf He became sin for the race. “He was numbered with the transgressors; and He bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.” Isaiah 53:12 . SC 45.2"
"Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors."
Ellen White directly references Isaiah 53:12 in this passage.