Thought for March 27

[Thompson, Darryl]

     The only defense against evil is the indwelling of Christ in the
heart through faith in His righteousness. Unless we become vitally
connected with God, we can never resist the unhallowed effects of
self-love, self-indulgence, and temptation to sin. We may leave off many
bad habits, for the time we may part company with Satan; but without a
vital connection with God, through the surrender of ourselves to Him
moment by moment, we shall be overcome. Without a personal acquaintance
with Christ, and a continual communion, we are at the mercy of the
enemy, and shall do his bidding in the end. Desire of Ages, p. 324