The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-02-04
n "sIBBI1TsGl0l lesson
,.rrRyATIOxAL LESSON FOR
FEBRUARY ..
rext, sTrae and False Civ
ar Ac = w.. 32-37; W, LII
-GoIden Text: 1 Samuel
xvi, documentary.


. a,o1 the multitude of them that be-
y a'ars of one hear aud OF n SOUL 1t
f'v. .~rhnle hearted surrender 10 Christ OF
vrrs and all they had; a full recoS-
" ,b,t they were not their own, but
puoss ,-i,h n price TO be u special people
os 49, Iorl II Cor. vi, 10, 20; Titus H.,
Tbis was as truly the work OF the Holy
- ras the holiness OF Peter and John
~ ,bs council, or their boldness in verse
T'sglne the financial condition OF the
and missionary societies IL all
.j.ns wOuld say, "Whatover the Lord
- NJ ma or mine He is welcome TO, for
Tsm and have Is surely His.
Ia a,nd with great power gave Il
,,ss witness Of tn6 resurrection OF the
"a rssns and great grace was upon them
y The crare was the grace of God, and
Low was the Spirit OF God. "Not by
i, nor by power. but By My Spirit, saith
I@ni OF Hosts Czech. w.. g..
o; "Neither was there any among them
l,rsed. Distribution was made to every
ss,orjiny rs he had need" Ii is tho
~ ninn that thoss who are His and serve
y sbrruld lack no good thing (Ps. lxxxiv.,
yalb, vi, So; Phil. w., 10; Luke xii, 55l.
u,se thou His service thy del!chu
He'll make thy wants His care.
n this case the supply cam" ,sJm the
I'M contributions OF those who, having
Ersdy. sold il aud brought lac proceeds
T,se a%pos,les. When the tabernacle was
M the superabundant supply came from
willin; offerings of the people (Ex.
ri ar; but whether in these ways, or
,sysns. or by increase OF oil or meal, God
supnIy His peoples need.
Il ~. dAnd Joses, having land, sold 1t
rbrought the money and laid 1t at the
b.,Ies' feet" Here is ono example OF the
ny who did thus. His other name, Barn-
.(son {. consolation, was certainly true
tim when no stood by Saul at the time
other disciples were afraid Of him.
ksix., &c, 27).
Ebapter ", /, 9. "But a certain mar
Eed Ananias, with Sapphira, his wife,
n possession aud kept back part OF the
IA" These were professedly followers Of
ist aud perhaps really so; but, like so
NJ today, they were not whole hearted
(pryice. They saw others selling property
giving the proceeds 10 the apostles for
genera good, and they seemed to do
The Others. not thinking that God saw
hearts and their dishonesty. They did
(act upon the precept, Whatsoever We
DO It heartily rs to the Lord, and not
h men," Nor did they think Of the eyes
be Lord beholdlpg the evil and the good
H., 2S; Prov. xv., 81.
but Peter said. Ananias, why hath
h nIled thine heart to lilo to the Holy
sty' When any one receives Christ, the
h Spirit is given TO instruct, guido and
roi In all things that life. and when
is complete submission to the Spirit
will be a life greatly to the glory OF
but when the old life - the flesh, the
al mind-which still remains in tho be-
f. allowed to have Its evil way-for it
" eyll-then the Spirit is grieved (Eph.
e9S2).
'Ibou hast not lied unto men, but
God" Here Is a proof Of the onene
5 10 lie to the other. The property was
bias's and the proceeds OF the properly
sold were his also, ami he was at lib
10 give to God all or part or none with
pmmitting sin, but TO profess to give
ID yet give only n part was n lie. We
Fayed freely through Christ without
~ or prizes. We arc then to remember
II ara bought with q price. the precious
Of Christ, and yield fully to Him for
)erylce (Rom. xii, y, but 1t must be
|tly and cheerfully done to be accepted.
"And Ananias, hearing these words.
pwn and gave up the ghost" Instant
for n lie. This seems very severe, but
evidently, in the sight OF God, a neces-
P~iscipline for the believers. / cannot
fGe that this man and his wife were
d out hypocrites and lost souls with
oncludlng that all who to-day keep
part Of the price are also lost souls, and
be so what n list OF professors ara
II all such should be cut Off as these
ferc, there would not be undertakers
TO see to the burying.
And II was about the space OF three
after when lis wire, not knowing what
bne, came in" She did not know that
s . widow; she did not know that her
Pad been found out; she probably came
s Tor her husband. She came know
her heart that she was acting a lie as
price OF the property, but not know
ods displeasure with such conduct.
contrast there is in this mot know
The mot knowing OF Abraham in
C.,S
End Peter answered unto her, Tell
t'her ye sold the land for SO much.
he said, Yea, for SO much" An.
e tho Spirit grleved, loss incurred.
wi is the father OF lies, and thus
the history OF the church he got In
his devilish work. He did some
same kind-I mean lying-through
N and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah,
nd Rachel. and IL he never accom-
any through you, my friend, you
eat reason TO praise God for His
ihlch has kept you.
len Peter said unto her, How is Il
nave agreed together to tempt the
tho Lord2" What CONSERVATION
we seized her rs she heard the expo.
her guilt, and In Peters next words
ngs that her husband was dead and
and that she must die too! What an
lustration OF the words In Mum.
s-"Be u r your sin will find you
eiay we keep In mind that God de.
'th In the inward parts, and let oul
Saying, 20 Lord. thou hast searched
Known me" FPS. H., 6; cxxxix., ~.
hen fell she down straivbtway Mt hi,
Yielded up the ghost Another ey.
uods hatred Of deceit and living,
no make n practice of living have
lear lest they finally find them.
nov xSi.S. These two may have
ga TO this sin ere they became mum.
~ the followers OF Christ, and this
Deem the first outbreak since con,
lnu great fear came upon all the
y M upon as many Us heard these
we are to serve the Lord with fen,
GO with trembling, and also TO worn
wa salvation with fear and tremb,
H., I'D, not u fear OF being lost
oi grieving the Holy Spirit.-Les,
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