The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-14
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON WI, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, AUG. 10.

4 I~ given, Wnu-t IL SNNcttNs VII ss'
happiness OF the one who has heard the
Lord say. Il, even /, am He that blottett
out thy transeressions for mine own sak'
J and will not remember thy sins" lisa
xiii. a5). A part OF His name Is 1.-THE
Lord God, merciful aud gracious, forgiv'
ing iniquity and transgression and sin
(Ex. xxxiv, Oh. Instead Of studying the
story Of David's great sin as recorded In
the chapters in Samuel, following our last
| lesson, our attention Is In this lesson called
to David's penitence and forgiveness.
While God hates sin and cannot look upon
it, He is ever ready To forgive the true pen
itent and urges him 10 come In such words
as lisa. 1, Is; Jer. iii, ~; Hos. xiv, l, 2.
This Man still receiveth sinners
2. Blessed IL the man unto whom the
Lord imputeth not iniquity and In whose
spirit there Is no guile. God was, In
Christ, reconciling the world into Himself,
not imputing their trespasses unto them
III Cor. V, 1917. Abraham believed God
and IL was imputed unto him for right
eousness, and he was called the Friend Of
God GAS. II, 23). This righteousness came
not through any good works Of Abraham,
but wholly of grace rom. Nv, $50. Trans
gression Is a going beyond or doing what
| we should not do; sin Is coming short Of
| what we should do, while iniquity Is the
root OF the matter, but God for Christ's
| sake puts away the guilt Of the whole
business, for every true penitent who Is
| without guile - that Is, who sincerely
turns TO Him.
3. when l kept silence, my bones
xaxed old through my roaring all the day
ong." Unconfessed sin, like gathering
wound, swells and torments He that COW
sreth his sins shall not prosper, but whose
,onfesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain
mercy prov. xviii, 49, When our in
| EQUITIES separate between US and our God
and our sins hide His face from us lisa
| lix, p, 1t is indeed dark with our souls,
| but what comfort there Is in this word
If we confess our sins He is faithful and
| just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness Il John 1, ~.
4. "For day and night Thy hand was
heavy upon me. My moisture is turned
into the drought Of summer. Selah." 10
was the loving hand of loving God long.
ing for the fellowship of His child who
had turned away from Him. Whatever
God does, it is to lead us To Himself, for
He willeth not the death Of sinner QI
Pet iii, 81. He does everything possible 10
deliver from the pit and To give life and
peace dob xxxiii, 90, "a, go, 800. The
word selah suggests that here we pause
and mediate.
5. II acknowledged my sin unto thee
and mine iniquity have not hid said
will confess my transgressions unto the
Lord, and thou forgavest the iniquity OF
my sin. Selah." Sturgeon has said that
confession Is the lance which relieves the
fostering wound. Confession is deeper than
merely asking forgiveness; the latter may
be through fear Of consequences, but the
former shows true penitence. II we have
wronged any one confession and restitu-
ton must be made TO them II possible, but
first and always to God and as In His
sight, for all sin is against Him. Thou
forgavest" word TO consider! Are
you this moment rejoicing that God for
Christ's sake has forgiven your (Eph. iv,
80; John H. l2).
o. For this shall every one that Is god
ly pray unto Thee In "a time when Thou
mayest be found. Every rejoicing for.
given one encourages Others to come FPS.
ii, IL, 13). There Is time and way to
find Him and "a time when He may not be
found. See lisa. lv, 8; Jer. XIX 10; Prov.
1, 2S, 30 In the city of refuge the man
VIM OtHti lst Iliknt nave Dttn put TO
death was perfectly safe. In Christ there
is no condemnation, for He has been de-
livered for our offenses and raised again
for our justification, and the sins cannot
be found which by His blood have been
blotted out from. iv, 25; viii, u.
T. Thou art my hiding place; Thou
shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou
shalt compass me about with songs of de.
liyeranra @alah - no . hr.., 49,
In this verse He is our Refuge, Preseryer. |
Deliverer. IL is Himself, not anything
nor any one else. God Is our refuge and |
strength; the Lord Of Hosts is with us
FPS. XVI, /, -. Rejoice In the Lord; bless
the Lord; wait on thy God continually. |
My soul wait thou only upon God FPS.
xxxiii, /; xxxiv, / /: xii, 5; Hos. Iii, 81.
$. Il will instruct thee and teach thee |
In the way which thou shalt 90; will |
guide thee with mine eye" Not only are
there forgiveness and safety, rest and |
peace, for all who turn to Him, but also |
sure guidance In all the affairs of life for
all who are willing to be guided The |
marginal reading, II will counsel thee.
mine eye shall be upon thee, tells us that |
not only will He direct us, but He will |
watch us to see that we get there. See also |
the very precious assurances of guidance
In lisa. Xxx, 81; Xviii, IL; lviii, IL.
y. be ye not as the horse or as the /
mule, which have no understanding, whose
mouth must be held In with bit and bride.
lest they come near unto thee" The X.
V. says, Whose trappings must be bit
ana bride to hold them In, else they will |
not come near unto thee" As to these an
imals being guided by bit and bride they
are often more easily guided than their
masters, but the thought Of their coming
near only as compelled by the circum-
stances OF bit and bride is very suggestive
OF many people who will not come near 10 /
Tod except as compelled by circumstances
~. Many sorrows shall be to tho
wicked, but he that trusteth I'm the Lord
mercy shall compass him about" This
reference to the wicked must be taken In
the light OF all Scripture, which tells us
elsewhere that sometimes the wicked pros-
pereth In his way and bringeth wicked de-
vices to pass. They are not In trouble ma
other men; their eyes stand out with fat.
ness, they have more than heart could
wish (Ps. xvii, z; lxxiii, 8, -. But they
shall perish, they shall be cut off. Then
their prosperity ends and their sorrows Ina.
gin and shall never end.
IL. BE glad In the Lord and rejoice va
righteous, and shout for Joy all ye that are
upright In heart" No good thing il with.
held from them that walk uprightly Fps
lxxxiv, I'D. He who spared not His own
son Will with Hin freely give us all things
Rom viii, 32). IL becomes us, therefore,
W say that though ull else fail, "Yet | will
rejoice In the Lord, will Joy in the God
d my salvation (iIab. iii, 49, The Lord
'iiinseli Is our unchanging and unfailing
portion. There is nothing that He canrot
ana VIII not do for those who trus, In
HIN Rejoice In the Lord Away.