Who is it that obtains the victory over the world? Is it he who is in the midst of favorable circumstances, with nothing to draw him from the right path? No; the victorious man is the man of faith—a faith in God that will overcome difficulties. The more unfavorable our circumstances, the greater our joy and reward if we stand up in separation from the world for our blessed Master here until the day when we shall hear Him say, "Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world" (Matthew 25:34).

—Andrew A. Bonar