Let US learn in the next place, that the chief loeapon we ought to use in resisting Satan is the Bible, Three times the great enemy offered temptations to our Lord. Three times his offer was refused, with a text of Scrip- ture as the reason, " it is written."
Here is one among many reasons, why we ought to he diligent readers of our Bibles. The Word is the sword of the Spirit. We shall never fight a good fight, if we do not use it as our principal weapon. — The Word is the lamp for our feet. We shall never keep the king's highway to heaven, if we do not journey by its light. — It may well be feared, that there is not enough Bible-reading amongst us. It is not sufficient to have the Book. We must actually read it, and pray over it ourselves. It will do us no good, if it only lies still in our houses. We must be actually familiar with its contents, and have its texts stored in our memories and minds. Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be got by hard, regular, daily, attentive, wakeful reading. Do we grudge the time and trouble this will cost us ? If we do, we are not yet fit for the kingdom of God.
Let us learn in the last place, lohat a sympathizing Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ is. ^^ In that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted." (Heb. ii. 18.)
The sympathy of Jesus is a truth which ought to be peculiarly dear to all believers. They Avill find in it a mine of strong consolation. They should never forget, that they have a mighty Friend in heaven, who feels for them in all their temptations, and can enter into all their spiritual anxieties. Are they ever tempted by Satan to