DISCOURAGING TOOL
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. There 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 this tool so high?” The devil answered, “Because it is more useful to me than the others. With this tool I can pry open and get inside a man’s heart. 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.” From North Central Church of Christ, Independence, Kentucky,…
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