Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-02-01
ssnnong Rsubins.
Week Day Bible stories.

willie Bartoo sat reading his Bible
very attentlvely. His mother watched
him with an expression Of pleasure on
her face; she bad not often seen her
little boy SO absorbed in the good
Book.
By-and by Willie looked up and
said: Mamma, don't you think there
are some very good weekday stories
10 the BibleY go
Yes, / do; what are you reading
nowy
'Ob, we read one in our Scripture
history at school yesterday, aud | have
just looked it up for myself. It's In the
sixth chapter of the second Book OF
Kings. You remember about the
sons Of the prophets, mamma; and the
one who dropped the axe that some
one had lent him into the water. l
can just fancy what state the poor
fellow would be in. something like
was when | lost Joe Nelson's knife;
and l think it was so good Of Elisha
not to scold him for being careless,
but to help him to get it back at
once. Do you think 1 should have
found that knife if l had prayed for it!
never thought of that. -. .-,
Il don't know, dear, whether you
W ould have found The knife in answer
to prayer. You would have been
qaite right to ask God about it, be-
cause we have an invitation from our
Heavenly Father to pray about eyery-
thing. DO you know the words | an
thinking oi9' --.-. ..'s
'Oh, yes, | have learn that text
Sin everything by prayer and suppli-
cation with thanksgiving, let your re.
quests be made known unto q odf
yes, dear, that is what / meant;
| you remember the mex. yerseP
no, mamma, don't know any
more; does it say We shall have what
ever we ask for? n
| w ell, no, not that; but something
far better: And The peace Of Gcd, !:
which passeth all understanding. shall
Keep your hearts and minds through
Christ Jesus. Prayer is not kiud Of
magic charm to get US just what We
want. We may tell our Father in
heaven all our troubles and difiicultis
just as you may tell your father or me
anything that dIstresses you; but we
don't always do exactly what you
want US to do, and you know why We
do not
well, l suppose it would not he
good for us TO haYe just via. We
wanted always
No, if you always had your own
way, you would grow up spoilt chill.
dren, aud just in the same way our
wise and kind Father above docs not
want any who love him to be his
spoil children; aud be knows far
better than we do what to give aud
what to !keep back. We havt only
time now 10 talk about one more
lesson, but that is a very beautiful
and blessed ole. What DO we read
in the third verse?
That one ofthem said, BE content
and go with thy servants. And
he answered, will CO.
Yes; you see 1t seems as If at first
the prnphet meant to send the young
men by themselves. But one Of the m
at least could not be satisfied without
the presence Of his master. And We
! should feel the same about our Master
Iiu heaven. Some Of Gods Gu; ldfenu
are content with just asking his bless
ling before they begin the days worn,
and do not give though. all the rest
IF the time as to whether be is with
Them or not; but Others, who love
God more, feel as the hymn says;
Every hour Deed Ttes;'
and they are not moved or distuIbei
by temptation, because he is at their
fright hand. | read a beautiful story
; the other day abouta boy who had a
very quick temper, and yet he was
ltr ing to be a solder of Christ. Que
Idly a schoclfellow did something that
provoked him very much, a. d all the
lads expected to see him in terrible
passion; but he kept quiet aud took
40 notice. When he told Ills sister
about it afterwards, he said; i asked
God 10 help me, and somehow | did
not have to pray right up into heaven