Do we do any work for God?

Do we do any work for God? Do we try, however feebly, to set forward His cause on earth – to check that which is evil, to promote that which is good? If we do, let us never be ashamed of doing it with all our heart, and soul, and mind, and strength. Whatever our hand finds to do for the souls of others, let us do it with our might (Ecclesiastes 9:10). The world may mock and sneer, and call us enthusiasts. The world can admire zeal in any service but that of God and can praise enthusiasm on any subject but that of religion. Let us work on unmoved. Whatever men may say and think, we are walking in the steps of our Lord Jesus Christ.

—J.C. Ryle, ‘Expository Thoughts on John’