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it is ours in God’s strength, and by the power of God’s Word, to withstand him. 1 John 2:14 teaches us that it is when we feed upon the Word and store the Word of God in our heart that we shall be able to overcome him. John says: “I have writ ten unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the Word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the evil one.” If we neglect the study of the Bible for a single day we leave an open door for the Devil to enter. I have been a Christian for 42 years, but I would not dare to neglect the study of God’s word for a single day. Why not? Because there is a Devil, £nd if I neglect the study of the Word of God for a single day I leave a window open for him to enter and leave myself too weak to cope with, and conquer him. But if we will feed upon the Word of God and trust in God, we can resist the Devil at every hung more jewels of thrilling interest than on any river that was ever twisted in the sunshine. It ripples through the Book of Ezekiel, and flashes in the Books of Deute ronomy and Isaiah and Zechariah and Nahum, and on its banks stood the mighties of many ages. It was the crystal cradle of Moses, and on its banks Mary, the refugee, carried the infant Jesus. To find the birthplace of this river was the fascina tion and defeat of expeditions without number. The greatest damage that ever came to Egypt came by the drying up of the River Nile, and the greatest blessing by its healthful and abundant flow. The famine in Joseph’s time came from the lack of sufficient inundation from the Nile. Not enough Nile is drought; too much Talmage on the Nile r P HIS is the River Nile. A brown or yellow or silver cord on which are
point. Though the Devil is cunning and strong, God is stronger. 3. In Eph. 6:11, we are taught that in order to stand against the wiles of the Devil we must “put on the whole armour of God.” What that armour is is found in the verses that follow. This armour is at our disposal. The fact that there is a Devil, that he is a being of such majesty, dignity, cunning and power, that he is so incessantly plotting our ruin and under mining our faith, is no reason for fear or discouragement. By taking the shield of faith we shall be “able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one,” by taking “th e ' helmet ‘of salvation,” and “the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God,” and by “praying always with all prayer and sup plication in the Spirit,” it is our privilege to have victory every day of our lives, every hour of the day, and every minute in the hour.
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