WHAT a quiet secluded place this man has found to fish with a rod. He has chosen a position where the fish will riot be able to see him, and no doubt he will catch them fast. If they were to see him, they would be afraid, and would not bite.
It is so with ourselves,—if we see that it is Satan that sets snares for us, we would not be deceived by them. The only way to know what are Satan’s snares, is to be well acquainted with the Scriptures. The Psalmist could say, “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Psa. 119:105.
True wisdom is to be found there, and if we go according to it, we shall not only find the Lord Jesus Christ as the Saviour for our souls for eternity, but it will cleanse us in our ways, and keep us from doing the wrong things that Satan puts before us.
“THOU ART MY HIDING PLACE AND MY SHIELD: I HOPE IN THY WORD.” Psa. 119:114.
“This is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.” 1 John 5:11.
“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to Thy Word.” Psa. 119:9.
May each one of our readers prize the Word of God highly, and walk in the fear of the Lord, and thus be to God’s glory, and be preserved from many sorrows into which both Satan and your own evil heart would he sure to lead you.
ML-08/11/1935