What do you do, Jessie, when Satan tempts you to do wicked things?” said a little girl to her companion as they walked from school together one afternoon,
“I give him a text,” said Jessie, “and he soon goes away,” and Jessie was right.
There is nothing like a “text” for driving off Satan. You remember that was what Jesus gave him when He was tempted by the devil in the wilderness, He said— “It is written,” and gave him a text. This is the sword of the Spirit, by which only our enemy can be defeated.
Dear boys and girls who are saved, do not forget to give Satan a “text” when he comes near to tempt you, and to lead you into sin.
When he would make you doubt your salvation, give him the text that first led you to the Lord, and he will not be able to make you doubt any longer.
And when companions would lead you away from Christ, and into the paths that are forbidden by God, a text will often preserve you.
“By the words of Thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.” Psalm 17:4.
ML 03/22/1936