The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-13
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson Wl.-Fourth Quarter, For
Nov. Is, 1903.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, Ps. xxiii-Memory
Verses, the Whole Psalm--oeiden
Text, Ps. xiii, documentary Pre-
pared by Rev. D. M. Stearns.

Copyright, 1908, by American Press Association
How beautiful the description Of
David In II Sam. xiii, 1, David the
son of Jesse, the man who was raised
up on high, the anointed Of the God Of
Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Is
rael," and notice in verse from
whence he received his messages, THE
spirit of the Lord spake by me, and
His word was in my tongue" The
tongue and the pen were Davids, but
the messages were the Lords by His
spirit. See also Elk. iv, u; Jer. i, 10;
Eek. iii, 10, IL; John xii, 40, and note
how the prophets and even our Lord
Himself received their messages from
God the Father. The spirit of Christ
in the prophets had mainly a twofold
theme, the suffering Of Christ and the
glory that should follow Il Pet. i, III,
and In no psalm are these more fully
set forth than in Ps. xxi. written us
If by en- eyewitness and giving some of
the very words He uttered on the cross
(verse u, yet pointing on to His resur-
rection kingdom and glory, saying.
The kingdom is the Lords, and He is
the governor among the nations
Verse 2S).
The psalm for today seems to refer
to the millennial glory of Israel and
yet was the personal experience of
David and may be that of each indi-
vidual believer David knew well the
life of a shepherd and what it meant
to care kindly for the sheep, and even
to put his life in danger for them, as
when he delivered one of his lambs
from lion and bear and slew them
both q Sam. xvii, 34-36). AS he thought
of his care Of his flock he could look
up to the living God, the Lord of hosts,
and say, Jehovah is my shepherd"
and as he knew that his sheep were
safe and well cared for under his
watchful care, so he was sure that he
was even better cared for by his shep-~
herd, the stone of Israel Gen. xix, "a;
Ps. Xxx, u. Hear the Lords ow..
words in this connection in John x, IL:
II am the good shepherd. The good
shepherd giveth his life for the sheep
Think of Him also as great shepherd
living in us and working In us to will
and to do of His good pleasure (Heb.
xiii, 20, 2D. Then see q Pet. v, Ia
where as the chief shepherd He will
reward those who for Him feed His
flock. All the blessedness comes from
being able to say My Shepherd.
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Him and believe all that He says He
is and has done and will do, but if
there is no personal appropriation there
is no benefit The soul must be able to
say My Redeemer, My Lord, My Shep-
herd. Then we can rest in Rom. viii,
80, and know of surety that we shall
not want, for there is no want to
them that fear Him and live uprightly
before Him Cps. xxxiv, 8, 10; lxxxiv,
III. Lying down is restful, and green
pastures speak of satisfaction; satisfied
and restful. He satisfieth the hungry
soul. There is such thing as abiding
satisfied prov. xix, 23), and yet there
is satisfaction that will be only when
we awake in His likeness Cps. xvii,
15). In Him dwelleth all the fullneSs
Of the Godhead (Col. i, 10; ii, 81, and If
we are not filed full in Him the diff
Guilty Is with us and not with Him.
Not only rest and fullness, but quiet
ness of soul, is ours also In Him (verse
2, margin). He is The Lord our
Righteousness" Ger. xiii, 81, and the
work of righteousness is peace, and
the service of righteousness is quiet
ness and assurance forever. When
He giveth quietness, who then can
xxxiv, 90 Like sheep we are prone
to wander, and straying sheep must
be sought, for they do not return of
their own accord; therefore David said
Il have gone astray like lost sheep.
Seek thy servant Cps. cxix. 116).
His sheep can never perish, but may
lose the joy of salvation; hence the
prayer, Restore unto me the joy of
Thy salvation" John x, %; Ps. Ii, 12).
Being righteousness itself, He can lead
only in paths of the same. and this He
does, as He does all else. not for our
sakes, but for His Names sake verse
3; John II. II; Eek. xxxvi, 22). Let
us say: Lord, / place nay hand In
Thine and VIII not murmur nor repine.
Content whatever lot see,5 since tbs
my God that leadeth me-" Our whole
life here is lived In the shadow of
death, for it Is always true as David
said elsewhere, There is but step be-
tween me and death q Sam. TX, 81.
But He Is with US every day and all
the way, and nothing can touch as
unless He permit II, and II He allows
death to touch us It will be a gain,
very far better absent from the body,
present with the Lord"
A table in the presence Of his enemies
was many q time David's experience
while fleeing from Saul and Absalem.
1t WIN be IsraelAs In mfflennial days.
It will be ours as far as we need it, and
1t is for Gods glory. Our future as be-
levers is an told IN verse 6. God is
love. and love is kind, and therefore
He cannot permit anything that Is not
loving kindness as He sees it, however
it may look to us. Here we may dwell
In Him and He in us John xiv, %; xvii,
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