It was advertised that the devil was going to put his tools up
for sale.
On
the date of the sale, the tools were placed for public
inspection; each tool
being marked with its sale price. They were a treacherous lot of
implements...
Hatred, Envy, Jealousy, Deceit, Lying, Pride, and
so on. Laid
apart from the rest was a harmless looking tool, well worn and
priced very
high.
"What is the name of this tool?" asked one of the purchasers,
pointing to
it.
"That is Discouragement", replied the devil.
"Why have you priced it so high?"
"Because it is more useful to me than the others. I can pry
open and get
inside a man's heart with that when I cannot get near him with
my other
tools.
Once I get inside, I can make him do what I choose. It is
badly worn
because I use it on almost everyone, since very few people know
that it
belongs to me."
My friend, don't let satan discourage you in anyway. You are
God's child
and have the victory already won. All you have to do is keep
trusting in
the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Jesus Christ. The devil
will not have a
chance to discourage you, even with his best tools.
Author Unknown