The Apostle Paul
reminds us that we are only strong in Christ when we realize that we are
weak. We all should sing, “Without Him I
can do nothing,” because a truer song has never been written.
A
pastor traveling by train was the only occupant of a compartment except for one
young man reading a newspaper. The
youth, by his testimony, was a Christian but was weak in the faith, and he had
many temptations. So many, as a matter
of fact, that he told the pastor that he could hardly bear them.
The pastor took from
his pocket a Bible and penknife, and said, “I will make the penknife stand on
the cover of my Bible, in spite of the rocking of the train.”
The young man, thinking
that this was certainly a trick of some kind, watched with great interest,
saying, “I am afraid that it will not be very easy to do that, sir.”
“But,” said the pastor, “I am doing it.”
“Oh, but you are holding it,” retorted the
young man.
“Why, of course, I am! Did you ever see a penknife standing on its
own without being held up?”
“I see,” said the
young man, “You mean that I can’t stand, and bear my temptations and testings
alone – Christ must hold me up.” The
conversation ended when the young man said, “Thanks for reminding me.”
What to do:
✞ Understand that you can do all things through Christ which strengthens you.
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