Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
Christian Endeavor Hour
Conducted by, Grace Livingston Hill-Lutz.

Conducted by Grace Livingston Hill IutZ
For Sunday, September %, 1907.
Topic: Gods Omnpotence." Chron. xxx 9-l3
8. Then the people rejoiced, for that they
offered willingly, because with perfect heart
they offered willingly to the Lord and
David the king also rejoiced with great
JOY.
TO- Wherefore David blessed the Lord be-
fore all the congregation: and David said,
Blessed be Thou, Lord God Of Israel our
father. for ever and ever
II. Thine, o Lord, Is the greatness and
the power, and the glory, and the victory,
and the majesty: for all that is in the
heaven and in the earth is Thine; Thine is
the kingdom, o Lord, and Thou art exalted
as head above all.
r. BON riches and honor come to Thee,
and Thou reignest over all; and in Thine
hand is power and might; and in Thine
hand 1t Is to make great, and to give
strength unto all.
49, Now, therefore, our God, we thank
Thee and praise Thy glorious name.
The Lesson.
is Satan bigger than me?" asked little
Yes" said her father
rs he bigger than you?"
",Ah, yes" said her father, sadly
Christi" asked the child again.
No
Then" said she Frightening up. II don
care rap for him.
We all recognize Gods powerfulness but
1t Is hard to realize that 1t is for US. We
need to have the sense of His tender love
and care for us individually, before we
can cast aside our timidity in coming to
the great God to ask for something that
we want very much and see no way to get
1t sometimes seems almost wrong to ask
God for little earthly things like money, or
clothes or food, yet Your heavenly Father
knoweth that ye have need Of these things" "
and He has sent US this word in our text
that both riches and honor" come of Him,
and that it is in His hand to make great
We need not hesitate If we are willing to
leave 1t with Him to give or withhold as
lie wills after we have asked.
But the greatest part of this attribute of
God is its giveableness. 1t is not SO won
derful that God is powerful as that He Is
able to impart that power to US, and to
give strength unto ALL" That being the
case there need be nothing too great for US
to do If He asks it, because we have a
right to claim from Him the strength with
which to do it. Thus may We overcome
temptation and be kept from stumbling
| through this wonderful power of God
Maltbie d. Babcock said: Most victories
are secured in advance. He who has abso-
lutely decided goes easily through the I'M
settling voices of earth, and because of a
private covenant with his God Is safe
guarded against sinful attractions or dis
fractions. Jesus said, i have finished the
work Thou gavest me to do though the
| death of the cross was waiting. The VIC
| tory of Calvary was won in Gethsemane."
| Henry Van Dyke says: Was it long ago,
| or was 1t but yesterday that we prayed for
| strength to perform a certain duty to bear
| certain burden. to overcome a certain
! temptation and received it? Do we dream
| that the Divine force was exhausted in an
swering that one prayer? No more than
| the great river is exhausted by turning the
| wheels of one mill. Put it to the proof again
! with today's duty, today's burden today S
| temptation. Thrust yourself further and
| deeper into the stream of Gods power and
| feel it again. you have felt II before
I able to do exceeding abundantly. Remem-
| Der and trust.
Applied Truth.
There is an old legend in some ancient
| Jewish books that states that at one time
| after the return OF the captives from Baby
| Ion, the Syrians had possession of the land
| of Palestine and were sorely depressing the
| inhabitants by heavy tributes. On visit tc
Palestine a Syrian king sent for Jewish