The bee., 1902-07-03
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
Topic For the Week Beginning July
C-Conment by Rev. =. ii. Doyle.

Topic For the Week Beginning July
C-COmment by Rev. 5. ii. Doyle.
Topic.-The Fathers care.-Matt. vi, 25-
"a; Ps. Gill, 13, Il.
God is revealed unto US under many
different names and titles in His word,
but none of these is SO precious as the
special revelation of Christ that He is
our Father, carrying with it as He de-
cares fathers love and care. The
tlonship. Its reality is as sure as it's
preciousness. AS our Father, God loves
us, is specially interested in us and
provides for us. Like as q father
pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth
them that fear Him." "Take no
thought for your life, what ye shall eat
or what ye shall drink; nor yet for
your body, what ye shall put on. Is
not the life more than meat and body
than raiment? Behold the fowls Of the
air. for they sow not, neither do they
reap or gather into barns; yet your
Heavenly Father feedeth them. Are
ye not much better than they" God
as our Father does care for us.
Gods fatherly care does not mean
exemption from trials and Affections in
this life. Though many draw this con-
clusion, such a doctrine is not taught
in the word of God or in Christian ex-
perience. The Bible clearly teaches
that Gin the world we shall have tribu-
lation" and that "whom the Lord low
eth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every
son whom he receiveth. II ye endure
Christening, God dealeth with you as
sons, for what son is he whom the IA
ther chasteneth mott" On the basis of
Gods fatherly care many iliogically as
sumed that no Affections and trials
should come, and when they do they
doubt Gods existence or His loving
care. Such doubts, however, are child
ish and foolish. Gods care does not
exempt us from the troubles of life.
1t does, however. guarantee that no
troubles will come but what are for
our good and that he will sustain us
in them. What seems good to us is
ofttimes i'll, and what seems the worst
is often for the best. God sees the end
as well as the beginning and is there
fore better able TO judge what is best
for us. We cannot understand all His
dealings with US, but when we cannot
understand we can trust and what we
do not know now we shall know here
after.
Gods fatherly care should make us
calm and confident amid all the diver
sites of our present life. Our Father
can and He will take care of us. There
fore take no thought saying, What
shall we eat? or What shall we drink?
or Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
For after all these things do the gen
tiles seek; for your Heavenly Father
knoweth that ye have need of all these
things. But seek ye first the kingdom
of God and His Righteousness. and all
these things shall be added unto you,
Wherefore take no thought for the
morrow, for the morrow shall take
thought for the things of itself. Suffi-
cient unto the day is the evil thereof"
Thus spoke the Master Himself, who
understood the loving care Of our Heav-
enly Father as did no one else, and
hence we can rely upon what He says.
"God will take care of you. Be not
afraid"
BIBLE READINGS.
Gen. xviii, 1922; Job xxxviii, S9-41;
Ps. xiii, 1-6; xxxvii. 5; lv, %; cxlvii,
10; Isa. xl, 25-31; Luke xii, 1882; Phil.
iv. 1-6; Heb. xiii, 5, 6; Pet. V, 60.