The Oldest Trick in the Book
I love that new GEICO commercial where the guy in the movie theater says, “Did you know there really is an ‘oldest trick in the book’?” Then the scene flashes back to ancient times where a man looks into an old book, and says, “Trick number one. Lookest over there.” The man then points across the room. His apprentice looks and of course sees nothing. Then the man says, “Madest thou look.”
The Puritan Thomas Brooks, in his wonderful work Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices, reminds us that there is also an ‘oldest trick in the book’ when it comes to Satan’s devices against us. The title of his … Continue reading...