Oh, my heart, I urge you now to place your treasure where it can never be lost. Put it in Christ; place all your affections in His person, all your hope in His glory, all your trust in His precious blood, all your joy in His presence. Then you will have put yourself and everything you have in a place

where you can never lose anything because it is secure. Go, share your secrets with that friend who sticks closer than a brother. My heart, I command you, trust all your concerns to Him who can never be taken from you, who will never leave you, and who will never let you go—Jesus Christ, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

There was just one small crack in the lantern, and the wind found it and blew out the candle. How much damage one unguarded flaw in our character can cause! One spark blew up the ammunition depot and shook the entire countryside for miles around. One

leak sank the ship and drowned everyone on board. One wound can kill the body; one sin can destroy the soul. "Search me, O Lord"; but even more, I cry out, "Save me, O Lord."