They make many resolves to be good, they want to be good. They mean to start the day well, but somehow before they know it, their tempers have got the better of them, and the day is clouded by tears and passion.
One of the reasons that the Lord Jesus came down from Heaven and lived amongst people on the earth, was to show them how He wanted to help them on their way to Heaven. He told His disciples just before He went back to Heaven:
"Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world."
And He also said this to them:
"Without Me, ye can do nothing."
Have you ever watched trains coming and going in a railway station? Sometimes there is a long line of carriages, but no engine. Can those carriages move along the rails by themselves? No; they may be perfectly ready for passengers; the lights in them may be bright, the passengers may get in and take their places, but without the engine, they can do nothing. The engine comes along, there may be only one link joined to it, and the whole train, carrying hundreds of passengers with their luggage, will move along the line without any effort. Swiftly, easily it glides along.
CHAT III. "Taken to the Police Station."
Pictures to Paint—5. WHAT BIBLE SCENE IS THIS?