Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines. Song of Solomon chapter 2 verse 15

A little thorn may cause much suffering, a little cloud may hide the sun, little foxes spoil the vines, and little sins do mischief to the tender heart. These little sins burrow in the soul and make it so full of that which is hateful to Christ that he will hold no comfortable fellowship and communion with us.

A great sin cannot destroy a Christian, but a little sin can make him miserable. Jesus will not walk with his people unless they drive out every known sin. He says, if he keep my commandments, he shall abide in my love even as I have kept my father's commandments and abide in his love.

Some Christians very seldom enjoy their Savior's presence. How is this? Surely it must be an affliction for a tender child to be separated from his father. Art thou a child of God, and yet satisfied to go on without seeing thy father's face? What, thou the spouse of Christ, and yet content without his company? Surely thou hast fallen into a sad state, for the chaste spouse of Christ mourns like a dove without her mate when he has left her.

Ask then the question, what has driven Christ from thee? He hides his face behind the wall of thy sins. That wall may be built up of little pebbles as easily as of great stones. The sea is made of drops. The rocks are made of grains. And the sea which divides thee from Christ may be filled with the drops of thy little sins. And the rock which is well nigh erect thy bark may have been made by the daily working of the coral insects of thy little sins. if thou would live with Christ and walk with Christ and see Christ and have fellowship with Christ take heed of the little foxes that spoil the vines for our vines have tender grapes Jesus invites you to go with him and take them he will surely like Samson take the foxes at once and easily go with him to the hunting you