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TEACHING low TO PRAY.
LESION X, c-coN3 cJARTIa. M
TERNATloNAL SERIES, JUNE 8.

Text of the Lesson, Luke xi, 1-z3-COmmil
Verses 0-13--Golden Text, Luke XII, o
Commentary by Rev. ID. NJ. stearns.
Compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly by per
mission of II. s. Hoffman publisher, Philadel
phia.l
All that is recorded between the last lessor
and this one is the most interesting and in
| structive incident OF Jesus in the house Of
Martha CHAP. x, 38-49. | have no doubt
but that both women were true disciples OF
Jesus Csee John xi, 5, ~ and that Mary wai
us willing to do homework as Martha; but
the attitude of soul which Jesus commends in
diary, and which was lacking in Martha, was
the greater interest in the things unseen than
in the things of this life. Mary was increas-
| Ing in riches which she would never lose
while Martha, though just as safe as Mary,
was more careful about the many things OF
this life which sooner or later must all be left
behind.
| /. "And it came to pass, that as He we;
praying iii certain place" Luke recorL
more instances of the Saviour's praying than
either of the others. In Luke alone do We
find that He prayed at His baptism, at His
| TRANSPORTATION, after He cleansed the leper
and before He chose the twelve Oil, 81; tx, 30
Y, 10; vi, IL, 49, The incident of our lesson
also is found only in Luke If we were more
intimate with our Father in Heaven, We
would more often be found in communion
with Him; the earth would be more lonely
| place to us, and we would have more heart
craving for Christ himself
Lord, teach us to pray, as Jokh also
taught his disciples" In the serr1on on the
mount Jesus had already taught now to pray
| ,<-att. vi, 9-l3, but as it was after that the
twelve were chosen, it is probable that the
disciple who asked this question was not pres.
ent at that time.
| g "And He said unto them, When ye pray,
say, Our Father which art in Heaven" In
His Sermon on the Mount Jesus said, "Your
Father which is in Heaven" or ''your Heav
emily Father" eight times THY or your
Father" sever times, my Father which is in
| Heaven once and "Our Father which art in
Heaven once
"Halowed be Thy Name" In His last
prayer with His disciples Jesus said to Hi,
Father, II have manifested Thy Name; ,
Il have declared unto them Thy Name" Al
another time he prayed, Father, glorify
AuJ NuIllO NJbhll avn " ~ All ~NJs
''Thy kingdom come.n The God of Heaven
| shall set up kingdom which shall break in
pieces and consume all the kingdoms of this
world and it shall stand forever
"Thy will be done, as in Heaven, so in
earth" When this petition shall have been
manifestly answered, then the kingdom shall
have come. But until Gods will is done on
earth as it is in Heaven let no one say that
the kingdom has come. In proportion as we
now delight to do His will we shall individu
ally have foretaste of tho kingdom in ouI
hearts. and lives.
3. Give us day by day our daily bread
Sustenance for body and soul as each day
shall require; but one day at a lime. "a daily
rate for every day all the days of his life
was what certain king gave to one who was
his captive Ql HI. XIV, 32).
A. "And forgive us our sins; for We also
forgive every one that a indebted to US ,
When He taught them this prayer in the ser.
mon on the mount, He added; IF ye forgive
not men their trespasses, neither will your
Father give your trespasses.
"AnG Iead us not into temptation, but de
liver from evil" God did tempt, or try,
or prove Abraham; and James says, BLESSED
is the man that endureth temptations" but ho
also adds, "God cannot be tempted with evil
neither tempteth He any man" Gen. XXI
|; Jas /, l2-15). Temptations, in the sensr
of trials, are our greatest blessings jas i, 2
Pet. w. II, l3) and God is faithful who will
not suffer us to be tempted above that we
are able Il Cor y, l3). Perhaps the best ex
PLANTATION of this petition will be found in the
light of Matt. iv, /, Then was Jesus led up
Of the Spirit into the wilderness, to be
tempted of the devil" and in the fact thai
He, knowing what it means, would as far a.
possible spare us.
81. "Friend, lend me three loaves; for b
friend of mine in his journey is come to me,
and have nothing to set before him" Jesus
now uses the illustration of friend coming
to a friend, on behalf Of another friend, and
at a very unreasonable hour, but with very
urgent request; and the request Is denied
for the man of whom the request is made
thinks more of the comfort OF his children,
who are in bed with him, than of the need.
s. Because of his importantly he win rise
and give him as many as he necdethn The
word for importantly is used only this once
in thc Bible, and signifies literally 'shane
lessness' or "impudence" or trough earnest
ness" Here is an earncstness, not very seem
the expense of the children's comfort. He
seems to teach us that there is taking hold
of God in prayer as Jacob did when in his
helplessness he clung to the angel, saying, -
will not let thee go, except thou bless men
9. "And ! say unto you, Ask and 1t shall
be given youn "All things whatsoever ye
shall ask i'll prayer, believing, ye shall re
ceivep "Whatsoever ye shall ask in my
| Al 4 L H..
glorined in the Son. If e shall ask anything in
my name will do it," IF 70 abide in me,
and ny. words abide in you, ye shall ask what
We will, and it shall be done unto you" CIatt.
xxi, %; John xiv, 10, IA; XIV, a. These are
few of the many plain, emphatic words of
our Lord upon asking and receiving, but who
believes theml Who thus asks and receives!
"Seek and We shall find" "Ye shall seek
me and find me when We shall search for me
with all your heartm Those that seek me
diligently shall find me" (Jer. xxx, 49, Prov.
viii, II, II. W When we seek according to
the mind of God and with the whole heart;
when we seek spiritual good as men seek sill
yer or hidden treasures tPr. Ii, A. then we
may expect to find.
"Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
I'm Christ is redemption" in all its fullnesS,
UNI I1llli tlIt illl Llle VI WIZ
dom and knowledge" No one knocking at
His door can knock in vain, for his own
promise is, "Him that cometh to me will in
no wise cast out" QEph. i, Z; Col. ii, 8; John
| Vi, So How sad the contrast in Rev. iii, 20,
where Jesus is seen standing at the door Of
tine church that bears His name, but He is
shut out; and He asks so ptifully il there is
| any individual that will let him i'll, that He
may sup with them.
TO- "For every one that asketh receiveth,"
etc And these promises and statements
about asking, seeking, knocking, are pretlxed
BIZ His emphatic II say unto you" How
comforting are the words of | John V, IA, l5:
"And this is the confidence that we have in