Keeping About Your Work

The Lord has given to every man his work.  It is his business to do it, and the devil’s business to hinder you if he can.  So sure, as God has given you a work to do, Satan will try to hinder you.

He may present other things more promising.  He may allure you by worldly prospects, he may assault you with slander, torment you with false accusations, set you to work defending your character, employ someone to lie about you, editors to assail you, and excellent men to slander you.  You may have Pilate, and Herod, Annas, Caiphas all combine against you, and Judas standing by ready to sell you for thirty pieces of silver.

Keep about your work.  Do not flinch because the lion roars!  Do not stop to stone the devil’s dog.  Do not waste your time chasing the devil’s rabbits.  Do your work.  Let the liars lie.  Let the devil do his worst!  But see to it that nothing hinders you from fulfilling the work that God has given you.