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persevere and endure even in the face of
sacrifice or hardship.
z. Consideration of the future Is q Sc
cret Of endurance. Moses considered the
future consequences of his actions Had
ne looked simply at the present. as so
many do, he would have chosen to con-
tlnue as the son of Pharaoh's daughter
rather than the son Of God. But in the
light of the future such a choice wouId
have been suicidal. Having 'respect nm
TO the recompenSe of the reward he s'es
teemed reproach for Christ greater riches
tnan the treasures of Egypt" The wages
of enduring service for God is eternal life
These facts should be an Inspiration to
endurance.
ance God promised to be with Moses
IN his great undertaking of leading Isra 81
70 Palestine surely my presence shall
be with thee" God will also he with 11s
What We cannot endure He will endure
for us or give US the power to endure
therefore we should be "steadfast. inn
movable, always abounding in the work
of the Lord.
'AS SEEING HIM WHO IS INvIsT-
BILE"
The Epworth League topic for March
Is FOUND in Hebrews XII, 24-27: Exodus
xXxiit., 1928 Moses had a great work
IN band. He had been the chief actor
In the insurrectton of the Hebrew slaves
against their Egyptian masters Other
men have had great tasks to perform.
but who ever had one so stupendous
and apparently hopeless as this? After
SEXES of marvellous natural disasters
70 the land great multitude had assem-
bled near Mount Horeb, in the peninsula
OF sinai. The skill shown In the conduct
~ 3,,,s an nan mus Tar was Of high o-der,
put also small in comparison with that
needed for the task ahead. This undis-
clplined mass OF humanity must be fed.
and that in wilderness, while they had
come from the most fertile land in the
world, Thew MUST pb
through hostile tribes, trained to inceS
SAINT war, and they had never wielda al
a more soldierly weapon team a shep-
nerds staff. They must be taught self
government and formed into a nation
that had never been trained to exercise
authority. but only to obey
ne success of Moses is due almost
WEolly to his grasp of a truth which few
meE have acquired so fully as he did.
lie undoubtedly was endowed with unu
suaI ABILITY in many ways and had I'M
usual opportunities of culture, but the Sc
cret Of his greatness was his knowIedge
or and intimacy with God
lie rad in some manner come to a con-
seriousness that God had confidence in
personally with favor and has charged
TIM with the work of delivering the He
hreWs from slavery. He believes Cod
mas far-reachinS plans for him linked
I'LL hioral purposes. He realizes his
own ncompetency to rule and deyaI1n
such crude mass of men
he earnestly Graves to know the way
VI Jehovah. He wants to know His
nature and plan. If this people are to
go go INTO Canaan, this God whose abode
mas peen In Horeb, must go with them
OF Ihey could not go up from that nIane
me assurance comes to Moses, INV
presence e, shall go, and l will give thee
rest Ihis abiding presence of God with
them would distinguish and separate Is
fae EEL from all other people
what wonder that Moses wished To
see some form of God! The people could
not or would not grasp the idea of Je-
tbo without some visible form. Hence
tne golden calf and the age-long strug
gle with idol shapes of Various kinds
u UNI after the Babylonish captivity ind
inc fuihllment of all desires in the an
pearance of Jesus Christ ~
tie ahe s secret ret Of Moses power and pa
ward ward God. as if he could and did Sec Sec
a1iiato God was to him the most real
existence In all the world He endur
ed as if he saw Him, he acted as if ~
talked with him. face to face The les
son son, 70 US IS shall we stand face to face