WHAT a quiet secluded place this man has found to fish with a rod. He has chosen a position where the fish will not 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 on the bait that hung on his hook.
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.
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 Savior 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.
“WHEREWITHAL SHALL A YOUNG MAN CLEANSE HIS WAY? BY TAKING HEED THERETO ACCORDING TO THY WORD.” Ps. 119:9
“Thy Word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee.” 119:11.
“By the word of Thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.” Ps. 17:4.
May each one of my 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 that both Satan and your own evil heart would be sure to lead you into.
ML-11/14/1920