Character Rests With Us and God
Settle this, and settle it forever, that no man on earth can permanently injure our character. He may for a time destroy our reputation, but our character rests with us and God. We ourselves in order to form right character may have to do as did the Son of God, make ourselves "of no reputation;" but let us see to it that the foundations of character are laid in the eternal verities of God, and that the materials which are entering into the superstructure are gathered from the store-house of the riches of His grace, from the gold and silver and precious stones of His living word. Then we shall not worry as regards ourselves or our work; our burden will be for the salvation of other souls.