The conquest of Canaan was very partial. Israel dwelt among the ancient inhabitants of the land, much as the Normans did among the AngloSaxons, whom they found in England; and the mixture

of the two peoples was the beginning of moral degeneracy and decline in the chosen race. Wherever there was the old-time faith in God, as in the case of Caleb, the land was cleared of the Canaanite; but where God was out, the Canaanite was im.

So it is in the life of the soul. Itis intended that the whole should be yielded to Christ, that no evil passion should reign, that no besetting sin should enthrall. But how often Christian people give up the fight! They say that the old Adam is too strong for them, and settle down to a joint-occupation. Let us not yield to reasoning like this! The Lion of Judah can break every chain. By faith in him we ean be more than conquerors! The Holy Spirit strives with the flesh, so that we may not do as otherwise we would. Only give him the right of way! Sin shall not reign in your mortal body!