The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-09-14
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII, THIRD QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 10.


Gu ~ tne new - m' See"rns'
! sCopyright, 1900, by American Press Asso.
| ciation.l
10. Zone of the company said unto
Him" 1t was an innumerabIe multitude
| of people who trod one upon anothe,
| fverse Il to whom He had been speaking
| but they were probably like those de
scribed in lisa. xxx. IL. Ezek. xxxiii. RI
bonorinp Him with their Inns while thei,
| hearts were far from Him: hearing Hi,
words. but not doing them. This man
| at least. had not profted nv the sermon
| for his heart was full Of coyetousness
| things seen and temporal were more tc
| him than things unseen and eternal. He
| called our Lord Master" but SAVING
| MASTER does not make man n disci
pie (Math. vii. q. 22).
| a. is. "Take heed and beware of GOV.
etousness." 1t is written of our Lord
that Though He was rich. vet for our
sakes He became poor" I'll Cor. viii. o.
and this He did that we might forever
enjoy His riches. This covetous man
was the greatest possible contrast tc
Him who emptied Himself and made
Himself of no reputation for us Phil. ii
Z, r. W. He is our life, even life
abundant, and apart from Him there is
no real life Il John v. -: Col. iii, 4;
John x, 10Y. Solomon possessed an
abundance of all things that wealth could
obtain. but found only vanity and yexa.
ton of spirit therein. and what can any
man do compared with such a king
(Eccl, Ii. 1O-12) Let us give heed to
l Tim vi, 8: Heb. xiii. 8; Having food
and raiment, let us be Herewith CON
tent"
16, II. ''What shall l do, because /
have no room where to bestow my
fruits 2" Our Lord takes advantage OF
the coyetous mans question to speak q
parable to the people, for He turns ey-
erything to good account. The rich man
of the parable has center in his life.
and that center is himself and his posses
sions; he has no thought of others or of
giving to them. He does not consider
who gave him his fruits, nor give any
evidence Of gratitude to God, nor of any
recognition of Him.
1S. 10. "SouI. thou hast much goods
laid uD for MANY wears: take thine ease.
eat. drink and be merry" Thus God
heard the rich man talking to himself.
for He knows all the things that come
into our minds (Fzek. XII. K: Ps. cxxxix.
~. In this mans thoughts and words
oversees 17-19) there are six rs and five
my's. II Is nv harms NV goods nv
fruits and INV soul. as If the harm was
for his soul and his soul could live ON
fruits and goods. The only life that he
knew was that of eating. drinking and
being merry: dumb brute beasts could on.
low as much. In Gods sight he was as
one dead. for apy one who lives in Meas
ure Is dead while he liveth II Tim. v 81:
dead in trespasses and sins (Eph. ii. /. d.
81. He knew nothing of the kingdom of
God. which Ia not meat and drink. hut
righteousness and peace and ioy in the
HOLY Ghost (Rom. xiv. IN.
90. "Thou fool. this night tbv soul
shall be REQUIRED of thee! Then whose
shall those things be?" Thus said God
to him. the God who gave him life and
breath and all things. Int he did NOT con-
slider It Acts xviii, Ok. Dan. v or. He
did not know or consider that he was
entirely forgetful of the One who gave
him being. kept him alive and caused his
| fields to produce ms thew did. How many
people live on from day to day enjoying
| the gifts and constant care of Him who
maketh His sun to rise on the evil and
on the good and sendeth rain on the just
and on the unjust (NIath. V, 45) and new
err think of their Creator. much less of
their Redeemer. who His own self bore
their sins in His own body on the cross!
Il Pet. Ii. 24.) Long does He nut up
with such ingratitude hut the time al
WAYS comes when each one must for
himself meet God, and the word is al
ways seasonable one. prepare to meet
thy God" (Amos Nv. 12).
81. $50 is he that layeth up treasure
for himself and is not rich toward God"
1t is always in all things, either ones
own self or God. Our Lord Jesus never
lived for Himself. never sought His own
will or glory. nor lived to please Himself
| John vi. SO: viii, so; Rom. XIV, 81. but
did always those things that pleased the
Father John viii. 29). How shall we OBJ
| tain this treasure in the heavens that
| faileth not and have our affections set on
things above. not on things on the earth i?
| Verses SO, "a; Col. iii. 1. 81 His word to
Nicodemus is the answer. We must be
born again or anew or from above: we
must look to Him who died for us and
truly receive Him, putting all our trust
in His blood, which was shed for us q ohm
| iii, 3, 5, Z; l. y; Lev. xvii, IL: Acts iy.
| 12). He is the gold tried in the fire. and
| His is the white raiment and the eve
salve. We must lay our treasure In the
dust that the Almighty may become our
treasure (Rev. iii, 1S; Job xii. "a. Is.
R.VD.
%. %. "And He said unto His disci-
ples. Therefore | saw unto YOU. take no
thought for YOUR life what We shall eat.
neither for the body what We shall mt
on" This Is now a snecial word for His
disciples. who. having received Him. are
rich toward Cod. heiny through His nov
ertv made rich. and. having forsaken all
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