Satan uses the listless, sleepy indolence of professed Christians to strengthen his forces and win souls to his side. Many, who think that though they are doing no actual work for Christ, they are yet on His side, are enabling the enemy to pre-occupy ground and gain advantages. By their failure to be diligent workers for the Master, by leaving duties undone and words unspoken, they have allowed Satan to gain control of souls who might have been won for Christ.

Satan bruger de såkaldte kristnes ligegyldige, søvnige magelighed til at styrke sin magt og vinde mennesker for sin sag. Mange der mener at selv om de ikke udfører nogen virkelig gerning for Kristus, er de dog på hans side, og sætter derved fjenden i stand til at vinde fodfæste og opnå fordele. Ved at undlade at være flittige arbejdere for Mesteren, ved ikke at udføre deres pligter eller tale et ord i rette tid, har de tilladt Satan at få magten over mange, som kunne have været vundet for Kristus.