The Slaying Power of Laziness

The habit of persistent industry is a large asset to any Christian worker. Diligence in the King’s business is as essential as in any business. Prayer and faith without work, where work is clearly required, is dead. No Christian enterprise can go forward without toil. And yet there are some who evidently think otherwise! A Mission superintendent, for several weeks, had been praying for the prosperity of his work. In words he had said he was very concerned about it. But his Mission Hall had not been cleaned for two months! The floor, benches, and speaker’s desk were covered with dirt and dust! He had been absent from the sessions of the Sunday-school for several weeks! He had made but an occasional visit to the densely populated district where his work was centred! That man’s prayers were vain because the iniquity of laziness was hidden in his heart. That was the path in which the devil met him and slew him. And the devil is still going about trying to find that path in every man’s life.