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by S. D. Gordon

Week 44, Wednesday

Duty Stands Sentinel

Wednesday. 1 Cor. 10: 23-33.

Duty is what is due to oneself or to others. If I drink an intoxicant it may hurt my acquaintance who is struggling bravely against a fevered appetite. It is my duty not to. So I won’t, even though I might. It will injure my own body, loosen my control upon my will power, make me open to other evil habits, dull my judgment. My duty to myself calls for restraint. So I won’t. Duty sternly forbids.

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