Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON TX, FOURTH QUARTER, IN
TERNATlONAL SERIES, NOV. 27.

TERNATlONAL SERIES, NOV. 27.
Text OF the Lesson, Prov. iv, 10-19-Mem-
ory verse1, ID, 15-Golder Text, Prov.
t10-Commentary Prepared by the Rev.
d. NJ. stearns.
copyright, 1885, by D. M. stearna.l
10. "Hear. o my son, and receive my
sayings. and the years Of thy life shall be
many" We may think Of David address
ing Solomon (see verse 81, but it will be
more profitable for US to receive the words
as from God our Father to all who are His
children by faith in Christ Jesus. We may
hear His words and not receive them, but
when we hear and receive, or believe, for
believing is receiving John /, 12), we thus
have life (John '. 24). It will make this
teaching simple II when we read OF wis
dom, as in verses 8, z, etc., we think OF
Him who Is the wisdom Of God Il Cor. !,
"a, 3O). In jos. 1, 81, we are taught that
the word must be received with moekness.
II. "I have taught thee in the way Of
wisdom; I have led thee In right paths.
Her ways are ways Of pleasantness and all
her paths are peace (ohapter Ill, ~. He
always leads by right way to our city OF
habitation Ps. ovii, y. He is the Way,
and He Is our Peace; when He putteth
forth His sheep, He goeth before, and to
follow Him is to 60 in perfect peace, for
| His will is always wisest, and His way Is
always best, and in perfect acquiescence
there is always perfect rest. Abide in
His love.
10. "When thou goest, thy steps shall
not be straitened, and when thou FUNNIEST
thou shalt not STUMBLE" There is no
straitness with Him. His is an abundant
way; abundant grace and glory; all our
need supplied according to His riches
| (Phil. iv, 19). Philips 300 pence would
have given each of the 5000 little, but
our Lords way was to fill them with as
much as they desired John vi, -12). When
His people hearken unto Him and walk In
His ways, He fills and satisfies them (Ps.
lxxxi, lO-16). he makes them to be satis-
fed with favor and full with the blessing
of the Lord (Deut. xx1iii, 23). The bless
| ing which maketh rich and to which our
toll addeth nothing prov. K, %, R. W..
13. "Take fast hold Of instruction, let
her not 60, keep her, for she Is thy life. .
She is a tree of life-life unto thy soul
(chapter iii, 1S, 49, By comparing text
with text we get the unity Of the Scrip
lures, the oneness of thought, for all GEN.
ters in Him who is our life (Deut. Xxx,
| 90; Col. iii, ~. To walk In His way and
keep His commandments is life and right
eousness (Deut v, 33; vi, 25), but He is
the ond of the law for righteousness to ev-
cry ono that believeth; so 1t Is summed up
in receiving and walking in Him (Rom.
Z, 4; Col. ii, g.. Having received the word
with meekness, the next thing is to hold
it fast, for it is faithful word (Titus l. 9;
Rev. il, 25). When satan by his servants
questions any part Of the word Of God, the
believer should take the hint to hold that
portion all the more firmly.
IA. "Enter not into the path OF the
wicked and go not in the way of evil men.
Since tho devil tempted Evo In the garden
of Eden he has been over seeking whom he
may devour, and he seems to find multi"
tudes willing to bo devoured.
Is. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from
| It and pass away" Be not deceived; evil
communications corrupt good manners.
| Awake to righteousness and sin not, for
some have not the knowledge Of God Il
Cor. XIV, 33, 34). Blessed IL the man that
walketh not In the counsel OF the ungodly,
nor standeth in the way Of sinners, nor
sittoth in the seat of the scornful Ps. !, y.
If Eve had not stopped to look at the tree,
the fruit of which she was forbidden to
eat, she might not have fallen. II Achan
had not looked upon the gold and the gar
ba sinnah- A
that Is not Of God we must turn away
from, lest we fall into temptation. Look
ing unto Jesus is the only way to run our
race Beholding tho glory of the Lord is
tho way to become like Him.
16. "For they sleep not except they have
done mischief, and their sleep is taken
away unless they cause some to fall" 10
kill and to destroy, to give torment and
anxiety, is their masters business and
theirs They speak loftily, thoy set their
mouth against the heavens, and their
tongue walketh through the earth (Ps.
lxxiii, s, 81. David said concerning them,
"Thcy that sock my hurt speak misohie-
vous things and imagine deceits all the day
long" (Ps. xxxviii, 49, The Son of Man
came to save, not to destroy; Ee gives life
and life abundant and JOY and peace and
glory. The followers of the devil are ever
taking all they can get and giving moth
ing real in return. The Son Of God gave
Himself for US and bore all the DEVILS
hate that He might redeem US from his
power.
II. For they eat the bread Of wicked
ness and drink the wine of violence. "
Contrast the bread and wine Of Melchise.
dec in connection with the blessing of the
Most High God, possessor of heaven and
earth (Gen. xiv, IS, l9); also the bread
and wine of tho communion, representing
our Lords body given for us and His
blood shed for us that we, eating Him,
might live by Him John vi, 54, 57). The
ungodly may be said to live upon the flesh
and blood of those whose downfall they
accomplish, but our Lord, by humbling
Himself unto death, gives US His life to be
our life He is the bread from heaven.
Is. But the path of the just is as the
shining light that shineth more and more
unto the perfect day." He Is the truly
Just one who suffered for our sins, the just
for the unjust. He is the true light, the
light of the world, and as He Is increasingly
made known His light will shine more
and moro until He shall have gathered
out of all nations His complete body, and
after that He will come with all His saints
as the Sun of Righteousness, and then 1t
will be the perfect day on all the earth,
ushered in by the morning without clouds
of II Sam. xiii, 8, 4. If we are justified
by faith in Him, then, though our path
may lead through many dark valley as
Joseph's did, and David's and Jeremiah's,
it is ever leading on to the perfect day of
His kingdom when we shall be like Him,
for we shall see Him as He is.
10 ttrha yuaY OF tha wicked Is as dark.