Little by Little

California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists · Oakland, Cal. · Apr 8, 1875

LITTLE BY LITTLE.—The enemy trying to get a real Christian to commit some great sin is like consuming a green log with a candle. Here the blaze is perfectly harmless, as would be the temptation to sell our hope of Heaven. But to light a mere shaving with the candle, and add to that a few small shivers, then a few a little larger—then add the sticks of wood and still larger ones, and when these get to burning well apply the green logs. Be sure and keep the small logs on, and in this way you may successfully destroy your green logs or anything else. In the same way Satan can draw away the children of God, but he is wise enough to know that there is no use of tempting them to steal, or murder, or even lie, the first thing; but like Esau, they may be tempted over a morsel of meat.