Quiet in the Land

"God's children belong to a kingdom which is not of this world; they are strangers and pilgrims upon earth, and a part of their scriptural character is, that they are 'quiet in the land'. How crucial then, is it for me— to be found watching with my lamp burning, diligently engaged in my proper calling! For the Lord has not called me to set governments right— but to preach the gospel, to proclaim the glory of His name, and to endeavor to win souls! Happy is the servant, whom his Master finds doing so, when He returns!" —John Newton