The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-09-20
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
SEPTEMBER 30.

H. Now. therefore. fear the Lc,d. and
serve Him in sincerity and in truth" Joshua
had fulfilled his mission and had now come
to tn" end OF his sojourn in the mortal bodv
being about no years old (vcrSs 29O He
rsseminrd the people at Shechem. and cali
ing for the elders and judges and officers he
reminded them of all the L0r,rS goodness
and faithfuln"SS AMI earnestly ryhortsd
them To serve Him sincerely. Servo" is tho
key word to this address. 1t is found in
some form NJ least twelve times in our
lesson. and suggests worry strongly ~ us that
we are saved in orlrr 20 srrv' Him who
saves ~. Sc EX. w., -. 23; [ ThrsS l. 9:
III Chron. XX;N.. H. We are also TO serve
always in the fear % the Lori. which in
'!uieS prartica! acquaintance with Him
and profound reverence AMI cordial afsc-
tnn for Him prov l.. !; iX.. l0).
l3 "A for me- and my huuse we will .-srra
til" Lori Ii IL evident from thiS aui thu
nr"c" ling vHr|" tha, their IN 'nStOrS bcvonl
the river (R. W wrr' ilolatrrs. Frnm such
~ th"S" AhraT was called out. Goa does
not compel. but IL SITS befOr. us thr riyht
ant th" wrong. drawing IL strongly 10 the
right hy His Holy Spirit vat leaving us to
'hNrS". Tn" lrp"rs. Ike .IoShua must
MAKE tine chnr" first. for tn" r"orls cannot
h"."Np""t"d to rhnrS" the good it thu leaders
tO not. IT AL t"a"N"rS aud p-HrrhrrS Ware,
a. decided aul Whole hnr~t"l for God ~
JO~NuI tier. miCh. a. InSS wprdiin"SS in
many places. W" are all too ant - consider
whHt others Il" AMI inilnw Thorn. W" should
Gav' Ju~hua'~ spirit of whole nal-tr,iunss
for Gnl rr.a-,il">, nt oth"rs rh, rd.n i to
h' r"n "'"okin: un;n Jr~rS" which inn
psi"~ boxing away frp"l ri r.-' lII,b. xii.
|, -.
1918. "Tnrr"iorn will W. ais, -rry, tho
Lord. for II" j. pVr Gnt." This i the con-
"!U-i"n "f the peoples reply 10 JnShun's
words. They u"In"wi"lS" that the Lord
their God brought them out Of Egypt pre-
served them III all tn" way nui brought thrm
int" tn" lan'. Therefor" they should rrr-
tainv serve Him. and not other gods. Their
fathers hal. however. made rs yonl rnSo!u-
tons aS thsS" at HOrrb when they said
MI that the Lord hath spok"n will we do"
Gen. KIN. ~, hu; they broke their promises
III few weeks and We're found worshiping
Il golden calf. The law which il holy and
iu-' aud good cannot help Us because the
t"-N i 80 weak I: D'n Wit b.
~. -. And Joshua said unto the people
y r'tnnHt snrv" th" Lori. for He is "a Holy
Coz. II" l. Il Jealous Cod They could
not ~''rv" Him in their own strength They
could not serve him AMI others too (NIath
vi, 2i. Tn" ncorlr of Il Holy God must be
hniv people T."v. yiy., =. NX.. I. 2G; xxi.
:: ! Pei. j.. -, lG: I-a W., g: R.v w.. s).
Just seven times is Cioi called Jealous God.
BESIDES this vNrS" srr Ev. xx.. 5; xxxiv., ii;
D"nt. tv.. q; V. 9; vi, l5; Nah. l., .. Com
par" Jas. w.. ;. r. V. margin. The word
translated Jealous" is the same word that
iS also translated thought" or .'pur,hnsr,l:"
~ ''i'tt NV lnOuSnt IN 'ItalOllS l. simply
that y: claiming what Is rightfuly His own.
We ar" not our own. but bought with a
price. that II" NAV he sloriiad in u.s. We
are p"pp!" for His own possession II Cor
vi. 10 %: Titus H.. II. II. W.. We are to
serve Him with perfect or whole heart Il
Chron. xviii. ~, win humility (Acts Xxx
I'D. with via'ln"Ss (PS. -. ~ with the Spirit
Lkrm l., -. AMI continually (Din. vi, l6
2O). Of ourselves we cannon do this but ,
Christ can. and Christian should be- able
Z r-,,F f,,ll IT
Christ iveth IN me-" (Cial. H.. 2Ol 1t is
written % Him. The Son If Man came to
minister. II am among YOU as He that
srrveth. "Ifany man serve Me. him will My
Father honor (Ma:h. M. 2s; Luxe xii,
27: John xii, 26). When We are fully
Welded t. H;m according to Rom. xii, l. 2,
H. will work in Us both to will and 10 do
Phil. H.. II; Heb. xiii. 2n.
Il. And the PeOpl" said unto Joshua,
Nay. but W" will serve the Lord" They
seem very sincere and determined bv His
grace To Serv" Him. and we lind that they did
~"rv" Him all tn" days of joshua. and oi the
elders that outlivad Joshua, who had seen
tn" great works of tn" Lord that III" did for
Israel ,vcrS" 81: Judg. -.
%. 'Anl Joshua sad unto the propir Ye
mr." witnesses against yourselves that ye
hnv" chosen you tn" Lori 10 serve Him"
When W. take stan! Tor tn Lord. it must
oi n"'"SSitv h" against ourselves. for we ara
by nature against God. The carnal mind il
"nEity against Cod. for II l. not subject To
tn" law Of God. neither indie al ran be-" rom.
Will, -. Our Lord also sail. III any man
Will come after Me. let him deny himself"
(Math. xvi, 2D. From hc-,innin. 10 end OF
IN" Christian lii" 1t j. a continued stand
against self for God. Even Chris. pleased
not Himself Rom. Nv. -. He never sought
His "wa viii. nor lii, own glory John IL,
-: viii. 80, nor did III" ever take credit to
HinSrl! for either words or works John xii.
~. XIV. lOl. Paul'S notices We're Not l.
bat Christ. Not /. but the grar" nf Cod
lGal. H.. 20; Cor. xv., IOD See al II Cor.
iv.. II.
%. Now. therefore, put away the
str;in%" gods which are among You AMI in
elm" your heart unto tn" LDr,! of israel"
tn Idols. IN" oil! man, tn" weights anl be-
setting ''i-. ar" u l." put away. put oil and
I"'i a~ii' Eph. iv., 22. Heb. xii. l. -, and
cN"~ AN! heart must be ever unto Him Wa
must bn very sincere ani truthful! through
and through. for ii" d"-irrth truth in tho
inward parts and un,i"rstnid"th all the i'm
aSirIti"nS Of thr thoughts of TN" heart ops
H.. d. 'hron. NXT.ii.. -. | sun xvi. y.
Her" again W" arr helpless aud must pray
"lm"iin' NY heart mt" rhy ;'S'impni"~.''
2i "Aad the prppi" ~I.i tu., Joshua,
HE Lord oar God WI - -".y". and iiis
vol" vii, "" um',. Tn" GHi;niTi servant
hh- only u b" wIll.2g AMI O'hi:"u.' T, I-a. IT,
~ III order {" u" pleasing unto his Master.
II l. ours IT, Toe wise enough 10 hear Oniy
His commands and faithful enough to do
then. II" will 81" To all th" results, and sue.
""-~. ~ H. counts il, j. ire rA'r. ara
MhHy voices today. rIt we must ;iir good
h""I in ii"rr unly His VOC"
-. -" p-hua u4u.!"H "ov"'tr, wi;h tho
people that lay. and ,'i ;tru3 " -'d,l," aud
"a '-iInnn'" ~ H.r.'.,.'t." i.", n' SIT up
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