WE can see in the picture that the poor little rat has three powerful enemies—the dog, the cat, and the trap. We see too that it has been caught in the trap and the dog and the cat would both like to have a meal off of it, but instead, are quarreling with each other.
Now dear children, all who believe in the Lord Jesus still find themselves very weak, and have three strong enemies— the world, the flesh, and the devil. A dear brother was explaining to us about them thus: It is like a fort with one enemy, the flesh, inside; and two outside, —the world and the devil. Satan comes to us, and presents something of the world that the flesh likes very much, and unless we are on our guard, the door of the fort is opened, and we have been caught.
But, dear children, there is no excuse for our being caught, because the Lord Jesus conquered that great enemy of our souls when He died for us, and now we can always draw strength from Him to meet every temptation. In order to do this, we must have our minds set on Him and that will keep the flesh in the place of being dead to the world, so we can say with the apostle Paul.
ML 09/20/1925