"Payeth Not That It Promiseth"
By Adelaide D. Wellman
IT has ever been the policy of the evil to counterfeit the good. In fact, it is compelled so to do in order to maintain its hold upon people, for evil undisguised is too abhorrent to be tolerated. The prince of evil always promises good, and when necessary to his purpose, he will bestow seeming benefits, even restoring health to the sick in so far as he can do so; but all his gifts are Dead Sea apples. When seeking to fortify Pharaoh in his refusal to grant the just demands of Jehovah, the agents of evil appeared to be able to give life even, in imitation of the miracles performed through Moses; but a test proved that the seemingly living serpent that they had produced, in fact possessed no life. Ex. 7: 10-12. Do not be dazzled by the tinsel of Satan's lure, but instead, dig deep into the mines of Scripture for the pure gold of truth and salvation from every form of evil.