I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee—Heb.13:5.

Why, then, should we fear what man may do unto us, or be distressed in regard to the Lord’s work, as though Satan or any other evil power could prevail against it? Nevertheless, it is for us to show our devotion, not only by our zeal, but also by our prudence...therefore we are to proceed in the Lord’s work as though the entire responsibility rested upon us, but in our hearts we are to recognize that the entire weight and responsibility rests with the Lord. Long ago someone said, “I am immortal until my work is finished”; and we may rely upon it that this is practically true of all engaged in the Lord’s service that “precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints”.