Those who hunt after it are dogs – Thomas Brooks

The Arabic proverb says, “That the world is a carcass, and those who hunt after it are dogs.” Ah, how many professors are there, who hunt more after earth than heaven; who hunt more after terrestrial than celestial things; who hunt more after nothingnesses and emptinesses, than they do after those fullnesses and sweetnesses which are in God, in Christ, in the covenant, in heaven, and in those paths which lead to eternal happiness!

“Everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.” 1 John 5:4

Those who live by faith, do not only resist, but also triumph over all the glittering temptations of a tempting and enticing world.