Bible Truths Illustrated by J. C. Ferdinand Pittman

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BIBLE TRUTHS ILLUSTRATED
860. Temptation is never unbearable. Have you ever noticed
those trucks on the trains? You see one truck 5-3-0. What
do the figures mean? They represent what is called the "load
limit" of the truck. The truck can only carry 5 tons 300 weight,
and it is dangerous to impose upon it any heavier weight. Every
man has a "load limit," and He who permits the temptation will
also regulate it. Emma C. Fisk.
861. In a shipping disaster at Samoa, the way in which the
British man-of-war, the "Calliope," escaped, is suggestive. Her
machinery was very powerful, and just as she was about to
strike the reef, she raised her anchors, and, right in the face of
the terrible storm, steamed out of the harbour and into the
open sea, where she safely outrode the storm. In the Christian
life there, are times when safety is only to be found in
like decisiveness and boldness. Strengthened with all might
by His Spirit in the inner man, the soul must bravely go
forth to meet its spiritual foes, and boldly attack them. C. M.
Hawkins.
862. Many horses fall at the bottom of a hill because the
driver thinks the danger past and the need to hold the reins
with firm grip, less pressing. So it is often with us when
we are not specially tempted to overt sin : we are the more
in danger through slothful ease. I think it was Ralph Erksine
who said: "There is no devil so bad as no devil." The worst
temptation that ever overtakes us is, in some respects, preferable
to our becoming carnally secure and neglecting to watch
and pray.
"More the treacherous calm I dread
Than tempests rolling overhead."
— C. H. Spurgeon.
863. "Perhaps you have seen the picture of a boy and a pony.
The boy has an apple in his right hand, while his left hand is
hid behind his back. Why? Because he has a halter in it with
which he means to catch the pony when it comes to take the
apple. Satan presents sin to us as a tempting morsel, and if
we yield to it, he will throw the halter over our heads and lead
us into
sin."
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