Some secret sin has long been
eating its way to the heart. J. R. Miller. You have placed
our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your
presence." Psalm 98. It does not take a rifle bullet
to destroy a life. Men have died from little pin
wounds. Some shepherds once saw an eagle
soar out from a crag. It flew majestically far up into
the sky, but by and by became unsteady in its motions, and
began to waver in its flight. At length one wing drooped, and
then the other, and the poor bird struggled vainly for a moment,
and then fell swiftly to the ground. The shepherd sought the
fallen bird, and found that a little serpent had fastened itself upon
it, while it rested on the crag. The eagle did not know that the
serpent was there, but the reptile gnawed in through the feathers,
and while the proud monarch was sweeping through the air, the
serpent's fangs were thrust into its flesh, and the eagle came
reeling down into the dust. This illustrates the story of
many a human life. For a time they seem quite promising,
then suddenly they struggle and fall. Some secret sin has long
been eating its way to the heart. and at last the proud life lies
soiled and dishonored in the dust. We need to be ever on our
watch against these treacherous and insidious perils, these little
secret sins which, unperceived, were death in the soul. Be sure
your sin will find you out. Numbers 32, 23.