Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-19

orchards were sour or the boys would
go for them. And If you are not tempted
wicked and not worth the DEVILS while to
spend his time over. When the Spirit of
God descended upon Christ He was led by
the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempt
ed of the devil-spirit-fi devil-tempted.
You ask, why does God let us be tempted?
1 think it is to show where we are weak;
that upon the temptation, as our stepping
works thus. He leads me to see thing
to be wrong. and then I put my will
against it. Whenever it comes toward me
God says: 1t is coming. Hide hide in the
cleft of the Rock. l see 1t COMING: 1t is
like chick-a hawk-the mother; l run
l hide-the devil finds me in Christ. And
if 1 fall through not trusting Him to
keep me. He works in me to be sorry, ana
l am sorry: and then He works IN me 10
and confess it, God does not put you down
and leave you to work up for a WhoIe
month, but on the spot. Immediately he
forgves you and restores your soul, ana
puts you back where you We're before you
fell. Only, dear soul. abide in Jesus Let
the Holy Ghost in you keep you ablding
in Jesus, so that when Satan comes 10
knock at your door Jesus will go ana open
it, and as soon the devil sees the face
of Christ looking through the door he
will turn tail like a whipped cur ito Let ct
Jesus live in your heart. Do you 1--we IN
Jesus? When the devil comes, do not
meet him yourself, but let Jesus meet
him, and you stand behind Him. The
negro said: When the devil comes to me
l always introduce him to his betterss;
Put Jesus between you and the devil.
Live in Christ. God will work In you He
will make you hate sim. He will make ou
loathe what you loved. He will deliver
you deeper, ever deeper in your life, from
the power and the love Of sin. 1t may be
long process before the work is done,
but he will keep you from known sin, ana
save you ever deeper down In your heart
From "a Castaway.' by F. B. Meyer.
Applied Truth.
There is no cowardice in praying to be
delivered from temptation. Indeed, while
1t is Gods part to help US to overcome
temptations. and while He often allows US
to be tried that We may grow stronger
1t is our part to keep away from what
We know is dangerous to us. There is an
old Arabic fable which tells of a great
rock that was one immense magnet-a
loadstone; If any ship sailed within It's
vicinity the iron on board that ship was
so drawn by the loadstone that all the
nails left their places and the snip SANK
a helpless mass of ruin. If there is any
sin by which you are especially magnet
lied you ought for your life to beware
how you come near it, lest all your gooo
resolutions be drawn from you as the
nails from the ship, and you be lett shat-
tered to be swallowed in the depths
Rev John MacNeil tells the following
story: ,
"A Christian mother had just kissed GOOD
night to her little daughter, and was pussy
in the dining room arranging the taole
for dinner, when she heard little teet on
the stair Wondering what was the mat,
ter she slipped into the window recess anu tha
hid behind the curtains. Presently the
little one came into the room, ana golns
straight up to some peaches that "ere
on the table, she took one or them away
with her! Oh, the agony In that Ilo' ne.
heart She did not speak to her child, put
standing where she was she spoke 10 Noo
her Father, and asked Him SO ferVently
to speak to her child. God heard that
cry, and in a little while the SOUND OF .he
pattering feet was heard on the stair
again. The child came into the room, not
knowing her mother was there, and going
on tip-toe over to the table she put the
taken it. AS she turned away with ra-
diant face, rubbing her hands with delgnt'
her mother heard her say, Sold again.
Satan Sold again, Satan! That's VIC
tory. Yes the cleansing means that ana
more than that. We are more than con-
auerors, for when Jesus cleanses the
heart He cleanses the springs OF ACTON
and being, so that our very desires are
purified; and the desire to sin, the want
to- is taken clean away.
How to Help the Leader.
Tell what is your method Of calling on
Christ for help in temptation, and If there
have been instances of His wonderful help
In your Christian LIE tell DrleHy Oh them.
They will help others.
Parallel passages-Mark, xiii 33; Luke
xxii:46 James i:13-14; Proverbs, ito; l Co
rinthians, X:13; Hebrews, iv:l5; IL Peter,
lie; l Corinthians, xv:57; II Corinthians.
ii:1i; John, v:4-5.
hints to the leader-The Endeavor Hymn
nal: 20, 81 30, 46, %, 1877
Ask the members to name their common
temptations and to suggest what they have
found helpful in time of temptation, and
why they have failed in times of defeat
bring out the thought that prayer is the
Christians stronghold, and that constant
reading of the Bible is another great help
The words of the Bible are like lamps to
show the form of the evil one when he
comes to tempt, and to guide the stumbling
feet away from danger. Urge all mem
bers to take part in sentence prayers.
Watch. Though long be the twilight delaying
Let the first sunbeam arise on thee praying.
Fear not, for greater is God by thy side
Than armies of Satan against thee allied