The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-18

for tnis Il tho will OF God IN Christ Jesus
concerning you. Thcss- 6:l8
CENTRAL Truth Gods wonderful good
ness calls for ihanl<fuincss and praise.
TinE-Not long after y. q. 1912. the data
OF our last lesson.
PLACE Jerusalem. the city Of David, The
religious capital.
DAv,p-Ased A, In the fourteenth year q
his reign.
Pnornrrs- Nathan; and Cad, the prophet
Of the exile.
PsAnxs Tho Me.sianic Psalms, such =
2, 10. -, q. 10. lis
PARALLEL AccovST-1 ChFon. 17:16a1
DkvTp's DEsrRE-David, when settled ID
his kingdom. desired 70 build temple for
Gods Worship (7:l. %.
Cons PRorisE-But God knew II was not
best for David 10 do this. Other work
must be done first Besides, David was .
man Of war, but Gods house must be :
temple Of peace a Chron. 23;S; 2S:3D.
Hence God promised hun that His son
should build the temple, and that the King
dom should remain in His family forever.
David was also permitted 20 make great
perpetrators for the temple a Chrcn- .
and 2s:l9,. This promise was fulfilled In
the Kingdom OF Christ, sDavid's greater
son. luke ~. 50; Acts 2:2s3D.
Heirs ovxs DAEp PLAcEsis. Then ~<nf
kisy D4s.d IN to the tabernacle. And srf;
probably upon his heels, In tho Oriental
method Of reverence before superiors. p
Wherefore thou art great: no miracle OF
power. not even the sseasrrciess creation
with its Infinite number OF worlds, shows
the greatness Of God so much as does HIS
goodness and love in the redemption 81
man, and tho everlasting Kingdom Of His
III 49, s44rf. -. ~ <lsrft
. lE> NJ poll: Gods peop,c were 9
peculiar people. ~ They were Gods peo-
pie. serving and worshiping Him. guided
and blessed by Him. q, They were re-
deemed people. irhom Cod srsnf 10 REDEEM for
a pope 10 IHus<y. He redeemed them
from the bondage OF Egypt 1t great cost, as
he now redccms His people from the bond
age OF sin 90 They manifested TO the rest
Of the world Gods goodness. And 10 make
Him q nag<: not that HE might for Him.
self enjoy the praises Of men," but that He
might express His goodness and make
known His love, 50 that all the world might
sec IL and be drawn 70 Him, 10 love
Him and to become His people a. 10 do
for pcu rather fhssa) great Thugs and terrible:
such rs the plaques upon Egypt, the path
through the sea. the law from Sinai, the
crossing or Jordan, the possession OF the
Land OF Promise. The whole history Of the
church, from the coming Of Christ TIL TO-
day, i full Of great things God has done for
His people "a a propb Enfo thee forep<v.
true OF the natural Israel in measure. "fos
they still exist. though scattered and peeled;
and there are many glorious promises yetU
be accomplished in them and for them"
But completely fulhilei only in the kingdou
Of Christ whose peop,e arc children Of Abra
49, =
widening, Increasing. and will never end
The temple David wished 20 build. his song51
OF praise. his victories over his enemies. his
organized hosts. his kingdom, arc fore
CLEANS Of tho future Of Christ's everlasting
kingdom.
CoxxESrs-Many Of Us have hal Chris
tian parents who, before we knew any thing
were planning for our welfare OWNS
70 their prayers and faith, we have enjoyed
blessings that are far beyond our power Of
computation From our childhood up We
have enjoyed 50 many mcrcies that thor
arc really more than We could count The
past has been % full that NO can
truly say -Surely goodness and mercy
have followed me all the days Of my life"
When the teacher has gone over tho past,
he may 60 on 70 consider the present That,
too. u 90 full Of mercy that with David
we may say: "Who am Ir' that Thou
shouidss 80 distinguish me above others, in
6llinR nv cup 70 overflowingl II would
take sheets Of paper for the scholars 70
write down AL for which they are called
upon to giro God thanks. We only too
often think that wo have more trials
than we have blessings; but that u
because the trials make = deeper
impression on Us, and we are apt %
remember them longer. I'VE write our
mercies on the sand, but our SORROWS on
tablets Of brass" But there II hardly any
one IN this world % badly on that they can
not, even concerning the present. write
down more blessings than burdens-
Then there still remains the future.
Gods goodness 70 us d not going 20 stop 20
day Even II IL did. we should have occa-
sion 70 be grateful for the past But the
future II going 70 witness . great many
favors, OF which Ne shall Be the partici-
pants. even though we are not worthy Of
them And In the case OF tho believer,
there Is al Eternity, which IS full Of bless
ings 50 vast that the eye hath not
seen, neither hath the car heard, neither
hath 1t entered into the heart Of man
70 conceive what God has in store for His
children. Few Of Us have had in our lives the
sorrows that David had had when he spoke
VIC H1tV1 Va tut it84Vus anu many Oh VI nave
had more blessings than he had enjoyed.
There Is probably not one who would cx-
change his present blessings for those Of that
King, and yet there arc many OF " who
have not given God thanks a heartily -
he did. The Jewish monarch has outdono
the Christian child In the matter Of praise
TO God for all that he has received This ID
: great evil II you want to know what God
thinks Of tho duty Of praise look up the lrst
verses Of tho Psalms and sec how many Of
them begin with m injunction 70 praise
God Then II you will take the trouble TO
look at your concordance under the word
''Praise," you viii gain some idea Of what
God has said about this duty. Most Chris
tians pray like good oeggars, but praise -
though the words stuck in their throats.
Praise more and for awhile pray less. and
you win be better on and far moro cheer
full than you perhaps have been. Certainly
you win have . better idea OF how much
there i In your life 70 give God praise Tor
Rev. A y. sch1ufflcr
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
I. We should desire the interests Of Gods
kingdom beyond all other things.
2. God sometimes answers our prayers n
better way than we expect
3 Gods promises are very rich and won
derful
4 weshould b full Of gratitude % God
for xIfa rnrr<-ics