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chapter
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LESSON NOTES.
I. Whom Shall We Serve?-v. "a.
NO man can serve two masters" Who
arc distinct and opposite in character
and demands, who belong to different
Kingdoms. each with its own separate
interest The Greek word for "the
other" in this verce. means not merely
another person, but one Of different
quality. "Ye cannot serve God and
mammon:" Mammon is Syriac word
meaning riches or wealth. 1t Is the
commonest form In which Satan ap-
pear. and in which men serve him.
IL. Our Heavenly Fathers Care of
Those Who Serve Him.--Vs. 1884. rs.
Therefore l say unto you," in order
that you may choose the service of God,
without fear; for anxiety about worldly
things Is one chief reason why men
serve mammon. Take no thoughts"
This translation has troubled many a
tender conscience. Take thought. in
this passage, was truthful rendering
when the a. V. was made. since thought
WINS then used rs equivalent to anxiety
or solicitude. For your life, what We
shall eat" to support life. Make not
your physical and temporal wants the
special and great object Of though and
care. "Your body" Shelter and cloth
ing. together with food. constitute n
large part Of the natural. physical
wants Of man. Most of the business of
the world centers in these things.
"ls not the life more than meat"
which sustains the life? The argument
is twofold. W Since God has given
life. will He not see that means Of sus-
tainiSg life are given with it? For the
one gift is vain without the other. (2)
We should give our chief attention to
the life, the true life. and the lesser
things will come in due measure.
20. "Behold the fowls OF the air."
Birds were exceedingly abundant in
Galilee. and doubtless, Jesus ut this
very time could point to the birds with
In sight Of His hearers. For they sow
not. neither do they renp:" Notice. It is
not said to us: "Sow not, reap not,
gather not into barns" The birds are
not our example to follow in their
habits, for God hath made us to differ
from them; the doing all these things
Is part OF our show much better are ye."
"Yet your" Note the your, not their,
the Father whose children you are.
Your Heavenly Father feedeth them:"
Not In idleness, not by putting food in
their mouths while they sit still In the
trees and sing and wait; but by provid-
Ing the food which they can obtain. and
providing them with the means Of see
ing and obtaining food.
2S. "Consider the lilies how
they grow" Many were doubtless on
every hand within sight of his hearers.
"They toll not. neither do they spin:"
They do not twork in mans way for their
gorgeous array. They simply live in
the way God intended. and fulfill their
mission.
20. Solomon In all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these" Solomon
represented to the Jewish mind the
ideal OF regal magnificence (see Kings,
chap. l0.)
30. III God so clcthe the grass Of the
feld:" All the herbage. "'ro-morrow
is cast into the oven:" Owing to n
scarcity Of fuel, this dried vegetation is
still often used to heat ovens for bak-
Ing bread. "Shall he rot much more
clothe you:" His children, who are try
ing to serve Him. 20 We of little faith"
In comparison with the faith you ought
to have, cont rasted with the worthiness
OF God to be trusted. His loving kind
ness that delights 20 minister TO the
wants Of His children.
III. The Conclusion OF the Whole
Matter.-Vs. 3l-34 81. Therefore take
no thought" BE not anxious.
%. For" Giving the first OF two
reasons. "After all these things do the
Gentiles SEEK" That is what you would
expect OF those who know nothing Of
our Heavenly Father. Worldliness and
distrust are heathenish. "For:" Giving
tie second reason. Your heavenly
Father knoweth that ye have need Of
al these things" He does not forbid
your wants. but supplies them.
80. But seek ye first:" Both In time
and Importance. Make IL your chief
end and aim In all you do. The king
dom Of God:" Gods reign ~ In our
own hearts, 10 that we long to do HIS
will a. 1t 10 done In Heaven, and (2)
that His kingdom may prevail over the
whole earth. Lest there should be any
misundersta nding, he adds. land His
righteousness:" Gods righteousuess; /;
life and character like Gods, which
lie approves and desires for all His
creatures. And all these things"
food. clothing. and all that Is necessary