Somewhere recently I read of a tribe of natives in a South American jungle who learned that the leaves of certain trees would give them extra energy and strength and would keep them from getting hungry. So they began to eat them regularly. They seemed strong, energetic and seldom got hungry. A few days later some died. An investigation revealed that they had starved to death. The leaves had tranquilized them and tricked them with false drug-like energy.

It is quite obvious that Satan has had great success in getting Christians to be perfectly satisfied with the humdrum routine of going to church, taking part in the formalities of the services, carrying on the

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