HAD you walked through High Street, W—, last summer, you might have seen in a shop window several pretty rabbits of various kinds playing about in the bottom of the window amongst hay, heather and gorse, with a rockery to run under for shelter and other suitable hiding places.
They seemed very contented and peaceful, having the whole window to themselves excepting at the end, where there were some guns and cases of powder and bags of shot. We were much struck with their ignorance of their most deadly enemies, for we all know that guns are used to shoot down poor rabbits, and we suspect that they were placed there to advertise them for such a purpose.
Those unsuspecting little creatures reminded us rather forcibly of the ignorance many persons show in the midst of the many dangerous soul-enemies that surround them.
Dangers no doubt often placed by Satan, our greatest enemy, for the damage and destruction of people’s souls, young and old.
Such as bad books, bad company, bad habits and a thousand and one other bad things. We live in a day when Satan is bringing out and setting his most dangerous traps and wiles to deceive. Remember a wile is a very tricky thing. It is something that appears to be what it really is not.
Often Satan’s snares are connected with something that seems all right on the surface, whiles at the same time all is quite wrong and bad underneath, like a wolf m sheep’s clothing.
God says in His word about Satan’s wiles to believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, “Ye are not ignorant concerning his devices.” We wonder, dear young reader, if you are one of those true believers.
If you are, praise the Lord! But if not, why not? You never heard of the believer ever regretting having become a believer. No, that would become impossible. May your eyes be opened to the dangers that surround you, so that you may “turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God.”
You will then get your sins forgiven, a portion with the saints in light, and ere long dwell with Jesus forever in His happy home, clear of wiles and dangers and everything to hide away from.
Do not continue like those dear little rabbits as though there were no danger.
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.”
ML 09/24/1916