05A.04. Bruce, King Of Scots

04 -- BRUCE, KING OF SCOTS

There is a story in Scottish history of Bruce the king, how that when he was being pursued by his enemies, they secured his own bloodhounds and put them on his trail. When he heard their baying and realized that they were his own dogs, knowing their keenness of scent, he gave himself up for lost. But as he ran through the forest he came upon a stream, plunged in and swam across. And when the hounds reached the stream they lost the track and Bruce was saved. And so in our life when the hosts of sin were assailing us, and the forces of hell were pursuing us, they placed the bloodhounds of our life, our passions and appetites upon our trail, and when we heard their voices we, too, thought we were lost; but as we ran through the forest of sin we came upon Calvary’s stream, and plunging in, the bloodhounds lost the trail, the hosts of hell were defeated and we were saved through the blood of Jesus.

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