Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10
Christian Endeavor Hour
For Sunday. February II, 1905.

Conducted by Grace Livingston Hill-Lutz
Topic: How to Conquer Temptation" "a Tenn
perance Topic) Matthew XVI Al; Corinth-
ians KIP, 10; James ~; Hebrews ii IS,
iv :1416. XII Ia
Matthew, XVIII. Watch and pray, that
We enter not into temptation: the spirit in
deed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
1 Corinthians, x:12. Wherefore let him
that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he
fall.
ID. There hath no temptation taken you
but such as is common to man: but God Is
faithful, who will not suffer You to be
tempted above that ye are able; but will
with the temptation also make a way to
escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
James. iv:7: Submit yourselves therefore
to God Resist the devil, and he will flee
from you.
Hebrews, HIS. For in that He himself
hath suffered being tempted, He is able to
Succor them that are tempted.
Hebrews, iv:14. Seeing then that we have
a great high priest that is passed into the
heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold
fast our profession.
Is. For we have not an high priest which
cannot be touched with the feeling of our
infirmities; but was in all points tempted
like as We are yet without sin.
16. Let us therefore come boldly unto the
| throne of grace, that We may obtain mercy
and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews kill. Wherefore seeing we also
are comprised about with so great a cloud
and the sin which doth so easily beset us,
] and let us run with patience the race that is
| set before us.
| 2 Looking unto Jesus. the author and
| fnisher of our faith; who for the joy that
| was set before Him endured the cross, de-
| spising the shame, and is set down at the
| right hand of the throne of God.
| 3. For consider Him that endured such
| contradiction OF sinners against himself,
| lest We be wearied and faint in your minds.
| 4. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood,
| striving against sin
Our Scripture selection today might more
I properly be called "a Bible reading on the
! subject. 1t warns and then responds. to
/ the hidden thought of the heart. Do you as
you read the verses say to yourself that
you have no need to watch against enter
/ ing into the temptation of intemperance,
/ that you do not drink and never are likely
4 10. For that It would not hurt you to take
| a little anyway, for you have no tastes In
| that direction and would never come under
| the awful power of intemperance even IL
\ you did take q little? Do you feel per-
| fectly justified in your mind In eating
| branded cherries occasionally. and putting
| wine In your sauces and mince pies? There
| Is no need of argument on this subject The
| Bible words come home straight and plain
| In the second selection, Wherefore let
| him that thinketh he standeth take heed -
| You are reminded that temptations of all
| kinds are common. Take heed. First of
| course, for yourself. and next for your
neighhor. How can you be quite sure that
| you are not leading him into temptationP
| IL does none of US any harm to study a
| topic like this in the light of Gods words
| about all temptation, because there is no
i telling what loose ends of principles we
| may have hanging about In our souls which
some day may make us trouble. We are
finding them In different ways every day OF
! our lives these loose ends, where we
thought the principle was firmly fixed and
| finished. and an assured thing We find our
ness unsuspected heretofore In US. When
| We do find 1t We are not TO charge It upon
our ancestors. for though they may be tc
upon God. for He has always made for US