Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-17
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON xl, FIRST QUARTER, MTEa-
NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH is.
.Trxt Of the Lesson. Gen. xviii. 1921 "a
missionary Lessonl--M Memory verses. II
i9-soiden Text, Gen. xviii. is-cnm-
mentary by the Rev. d. NJ. s,sarns.

@rxt Of tise Lesson. Gen. xviii, 1921 Ia
missionary Lessonl-- Memory Verses. II
io-soiden Text. Gen. xviii. Is-com-
mentary BY the Rev. d. N. s,earns.
Il. And The Lord said, Shall hide from
Abraham that thing which dosn As we
have choice between temperance and
missionary lessen. l unhesisatingly choose
tbs. latter, believing that the greater in
clldes the less. and also firmly believing
that il individual Christians and churches.
societies and Sunday schools would only
yield fully to the Lord that He might
through them accomplish all His pleasure
/ III preaching the gospel to every creature,
mot only wuuid the Lord te greatly ~,
joicetl, His elect church FASTENED to COM
piesien. but these ssin,e individual be-
levers- churches. societies and Sunday
schools would know the blessing Of
the Lord as never before. These i've.
verses Of this lesson are in connection
with the visit &C the Lori and the an
gels to AhTsih;sfn under the oaks Of Masnre
and the approaching destruction az the
cities Of the plain Il is 4 most suggestive
missionary topic, rs the ssaie Lord who
said, shall | hide from Abraham that
thing which | dos" said also some 1893
years later when here on earth ia His hu-
initiation, As it was in the days Of lot.
they did ext. they drank, they bought, they
sold, they planted, they builded, bat the
same day that lot went out of Seldom il
rained fire and birthstone from heaven
end destroyed them all. Even thus shall
it BE- in the day when the Son OF man Is re
vealed'' d-ake xvii. $50, and now over
1860 years still later thuse who arc Abra-
hams seed 10y faith IN Christ Jesus {Gal iii.
s9l, with this thing not hid from them. are
rs Indifferent To the impending storm that
is surely coming and the welfare of peo-
pie about them a. i the Lord had neyernt-
tered these words Please do read Prov
xiv. II, II; Eek. xxxiii, 10
IS Seeing that Abraham shall surely
become /, great aud mighty nation, and al
the nations OF the earth shall be blessed in
him" As to the faYreachiug blessing. see
chapters xii, 3, and xxi. Is Although it
was not fully revealed to Abraham just
how this glorious result was to be accom-.
plished, tits not hidden from Us 10 whom
has been given the New Covenant as well
as the Old. Inc New opens with thestate-
ineEt that Jesus Christ is the SON of David
the son Of Abraham Matt /, y, and goes
eli TO show that lie is the one Of whom
Moses in the law and the prophets did
/ write that though he was rejected by
Israel. to whom He specially came, yet He
suffered and died and rose again accord
ing 10 the Scriptures; that while the
/ kingdom is postponed because OF the
rejection Of the King He is by the preach
ing of the gospel of His grace gathering
from all nations an elect company who
shall reign with Him as His bride when He
shall bless all nations through His elect,
restored aad holy nation, Israel duke xiv,
2525; MA, II, Acts iii, 1921. Nv, 1870. The
I national conversion of Israel will he accom-,
plished when they look upon Him whom
they have pierced, as He shall return in
power and glory, bringing Ills bride with
Him. then shall they be smtten with true
conviction of sin, like Saul on tie way to
Damascus, aud shall welcome their rejected
Messiah, say ing: This i jehovah. We
have waited Tor Him; we will be- glad and
rejoice IN His salvation Then shall Israel
blossom and bud and on the fare Of the
world with fruit See Zech xii, 10; xiii, 1.
lisa, Nxv. 8. xx,ii &
10 "For | know him that be win com.
Inand his Children and his household after
him, aud they shall keep the way OF the
Lord, TO do Justice and Judgment. that the
Lord May bring upon Abraham that which
He hath Spake OF him The Lord know
eth each Of rs thoroughly, even to cur
thoughts and ilaaginations tI's cxxxix.
ia. ! Chron. xviii, q. and lie knows what
He can accomplish through rs and which,.
er we Will walk IN His way or not BY
tlisobedience We hinder Him from accom-.
plsliing His pleasure ia and through us
( II We were only willing and obetient we
would Ia every true stI,se eat the coed Of
the land aud be Oiled with the fatncss Of
His house lisa. i, 70; l's lxxNi. 10, 70.
XxXvi, y. The way Of the Lord is us high
above our ways Us heaven is above the
earth lisa. ~, s, -, yet vain man clings to
his own thoughts aud ways, and thus
knows neither the Louls thoughts nor
counsel tAlic iy, ~. Much time and
strength Is thus wasted By individuals and
churches by not Knowing the Lord way
and purpose.
20 And the Lord said. Because the cry
Of Sodom and Gomurrlh is great and be
cause their sin Is very gricvous." All sin
cries unto God, and He hears the cry Of all
I the oppressed ''i'he voice Of thy brothers
blood crlcst unto NE from The groundn
(Geu. iv, lg). The cries Of the oppressed
reapers euter into the ears Of the Lord Of
Hosts tJas Y. ~ His eyes and cars are
open 10 all things on earth, but because He
is long suffering He tarrics to the utmost
if percbauce He may lead men to repent
anee and deliver them from eternal loss
III Pet Ill g, Job xXxiii, %, 30). Aud while
judgment is restrained He gives Us tie
privilege Of iutercediug for men as Abra
ham did, and of beseeching men to be rec
oueiled 70 God Oil Cor v, POI
81 II viii 20 down now and see whether
they have done altogothe according 20 the
cry of it. which is come unto lie, and Il
not ! viii kEow." He never Furnishes with.
out cause, nor without due and patient In.
vustigation. We shall know that have
not done withoUtcaase all that have done
iii IT, saith .he Lord Cod Iszek xiv, 29t
Before The Lord Jesus shall he revealed
from heaven with His mighty angels in
flaming fire, taking vengeance on them
tbat know net God aud hat obey not the
gospel Of our Lord JESUS III Thess. &, Z, 81,
there will be a judgment Of tlie saints for
their service Rom xiv. 10 II Cor. v. l0j
and as there is possibility Of much work
being burned up q Cor. iii, 1915, for one
desire to Keep the way Of the Lord aud
have Him work in me both TO win aud to
TO OF His good pleasure phil ii, 49,