"And Did You Know...?" 3/28/2012
.....that some Native Eskimo tribal members have hunted arctic wolves for centuries? Many of
them had perfected a method of killing wolves that takes little effort with no stalking, no trapping,
no shooting, and little risk to the hunter..
The Eskimo wolf hunter simply takes a sharp hunting knife and puts it standing upright into the
ground along an area frequented by wolves, ...blade pointing straight up. The hunter will first
cover the sharp blade with seal blood. Once the blood freezes and hardens he will coat it with more
fresh blood over again and over again, until the blade is covered with several layers of frozen,
hardened seal's blood.
Wolves will often then be drawn to the knife by the strong allure of the seal's bloody scent on
the blade. The wolf will begin to lick the blade hungrily. In his hunger-lust the wolf will not realize
the very sharp knife has now repeatedly sliced its tongue. When the wolf tastes and smells his own
fresh blood mixed with the seal blood he begins to lick the knife even more hungily, and in its
blood-lust cuts his tongue even more. The wolf will be so consumed with its lust that it will not
even realize until too late that it has cut itself so badly, even to the point of dying from loss of its
own blood. The Eskimo needs only to wait until the wolf has bled to death and frozen so he can
retrieve the body and eventually sell its valuable fur for needed supplies at home.
Sadly, humans are not too unlike those wolves. We see something that is harmful to us, but in
our lust we hunger for it, even to the point of it destroying us as well. It may be slow and subtle,
but before we know it....it has us! The Eskimos know how wolves think. Our enemy of our souls
also knows our lusts, weaknesses, how we think, and his snares are even more deadly, effecting
our souls as well as our bodies and lives. Be alert.
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"And One To Grow On...."
"Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which
war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of
wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us." 1 Peter 2:11-12
"Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for
someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8
Don't be caught by the enemies' snares of lust and hunger for things that are not in your best
interest. As Peter wrote, be alert and self-controlled. Recognize the traps before you fall into them,
and then don't even get near then again.
Have a great week...
Roger
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