ONE DAY a gardener in one of the big parks saw a fine, little, pedigreed dog following a man who was shabbily dressed. Patsy, the dog, kept sniffing at the man’s pant-leg. This made the gardener suspicious. He stopped the man, and discovered that he had placed a savory piece of meat inside the cuff on his pant-leg. It had been placed there to entice the little dog away from her home. The gardener rescued Patsy just in the nick of time, and the deceived dog was returned to its owner.
Satan is a great deceiver and tempter. He uses many different baits to tempt boys and girls away from the Lord Jesus and into sin. But the Lord Jesus rescues tempted and deceived boys and girls, and will keep all who put their trust in Him.
“Be not deceived.” Gal. 6:7.
The Lord Jesus is “able to save” (Heb. 7:25), and “able to keep” (Jude 24).
Ask the Saviour to help you,
Comfort, strengthen and keep you,
He is willing to aid you,
He will carry you through.
ML-12/01/1963