The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-07-13
GODS PROMISE
international Sunday School Loo-
son for July 10 1o6a

Ths Prayer - Moses ~ she Pssun6sso
Pr~s~sce-The Necessity q Cosnpnn-
issship wish 0sd-Ths Clssy
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Especially arranged from s s. Quartcriy.I
LEssoS TExr-Ex- 13:l22a
GOLDEN Tkxr-Lo, am with you Away,
even unto the end Of The world. Matt
80
4 GENITAL TRrTH-God II ever with Hls
children the guide and guard.
TnE-JuIy, BIC. 1891. Soon after the Last
lesson- Two months after the exodus.
PLAcE-Sinai and the valley before iL
IxrRoDrcrioS-In our last lesson the peo-
PIE broke their covenant with God and
were punished Then Noses pleaded for
the people, and to-day's lesson records The
answer 70 the prayer.
CoSsEQUExcEs Of the broken covenant
~ To Be blotted out Of Gods book t33:3g.
~ Plaques (2:4. 81. 80 Their guidance
committed 10 an angel Ga. a. The pillar
Of cloud and fire removed out Of the camp
C3:s-1O. 90 All ornaments removed, - =
symbol Of repentance c3:46>-
HKLrs OvER HAND PLAcEs-12 Whom ~
r1f send; whether some angel, or whether
His own presence 70. Sh<u ne nor Thy Unur
Thy plans and purposes. What Thou pro
posest to do with the people Wilt Thou
forgivei Wilt Thou lead rs ont What h
tho meaning of the tabernacle, the offerings,
the ccremonialsi TAI nation Z Thy people:
Although they have sinned. Thou hast led
them out, Thou hast redeemed them ~
wondrous works; Thou hast chosen them
a. Nv presence: In the pillar Of cloud md
fire; not . mere angel. as inv. ? DU gtve
tAee ret viii bring your work 70 : sue
cessful issue Rest Of victory over enc
mics; rest in the promised land; rest Of =
successful work. and, all the way, rest in
this promise. 16 So shah sre be separated;
Distinguished from all others BY Gods
presence, BY Gods care and protection, By
Gods Word and laws, higher and nobler
people. IS Shsr ne Thy GLORY. More Of Thy
real nature and power. H. 4v0oodnaB paD
befovs thee- Goodness h the chief glory Of
God He II g good = be u crest ~
Goin TIE n0pe: The nature and character.
Gracious to srhom i UU b gracious: An -
ID out Of pure goodness. But God always
wills according 70 justice. love and wisdom
There Il nothing arbitrary or unreasonable
n His decisions 20. No 49, - ~, oR6
Hps: a. No man while living IN ths body
has the power 70 80 Him; o. q, % - Him
IN His glory would b fafal-as locking -
the sun destroys the eyes. Or intense emo
ton destroys life. - Sc ~ baek povts:
His vailed and cloudy glory; mot His facs.
the uncovered brightness Of His nature.
LEssox FAcTs-After u great transgres-
sion Of the people, Moses pleaded with God
for them For God told Moses that be would
not 20 before the people. = be had been Do
ing. but would send a angel IN his place
-
given IN our lesson. that 0od would Be mer-
SIN 70 with them = he bad done hereto
fore. 10 this petition, God also gave :
gracious answer, and promised 70 80 with
them. AFTER this Moses was embodied
to ask God TO reveal himself 70 his servant,
= be had never done before. This. also.
God said he would do, and though no man
could see the lace Of God, b would vt
! Moses zee him affair be passod By.
| CoMRxTs-Return 70 The anguish q
Moses when God told him that N angel
should 20 up with them, instead q God
Himselk Why could the leader Of The 30
pie not Be satisfied with the guidance Of IN
! angell Why did be make % great point
Of having the Lord Himself 60 with theml
Undoubtedly because be realized The very
, great difaculties IN the w1y. 10 carry two
millions Of people into the country Of a
enemy Wa no slight Undertaking in itself
But 70 take this same vast army forward.
when they were % easily turned aside 70
evil and rebellion, was N awful responsi-
bility, which Moses w. totally unwilling e
NEST, unless the presence Of God Htnssf
were promised This was why be pleaded
% pressingly that no mere angel should
take the placs Of the Almighty Without
The power and guidance Of God, Noses felt
sure that The whole thing would end II fear
ful disaster. 50 his prayer: III Thy pre-
ence 90 mot with ne, carry n not up hence"
was most lifting prayer for u Occasion
Now this same prayer nts our needs, -
wen = thoss Of the leader Of Israel For,
like him, We ere going forward into Tie
country Of IN enemy, and there aro many
dangers on every hand. This W know
well, and our past experiences bear witness
70 this fact In order 70 overcome temptar
tons we need the presence and help Of God,
- much - the army Of Israel did Satan
10 TOO powerful 70 allow ~ 70 think Of meet
ing him alone. Unless We are 70 b over.
come In the nRht Il faith, We simply mnse
have the presence Of God with rs. Ala, for
the man who in deep SORROW has not the
presence Of power greater than that Of
mani There = the greatest difference b.
tween the worldly man and the man Of God
when they are plunged into deep aniction-
The one has no hope, while the other has
rays Of light shining through the gloom of
his bitterest grief Every minister known
well how much casier Il = 70 60 % IL
house Of believers, IN times Of A.
fiction, than 70 the home Of the unbo-
lever. Yes, to enable N to meet tho
sorrows Of life, W need the presence q
God. II We ofRer this prayer Of Moses, aro
We sure Of an answer such - he hadl Yes,
for God u the same today that He was IN
the days or old He 3 always willing 70 -
with those who are anxious 70 have Him. In
fact. He ID more ready % 90 with N nd
guard W than We are 70 have Him IL =
far more question Of our willingness than
o. His readiness. No one ever asked for
the guidance Of his heavenly Father who
did not receive IL though . many He haa
offered IL only 70 have IL contemporary
refused. II viii guide thee with mine
eye,~ He says, and Jet many Of His CHI
dren are % headstrong that He be- - hol6
them In with bit and bride. lest they rush
q % their own ruin. Remember il al ~
, journey through this world men aro
wrecked, not because God refuses . guide
them. but because they refuse 70 b guided
NJ Him n a fho lat Won ar0 forever