The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-11-14
Sabbath School
NOTES BY r. s. HOLMES.
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shepherd | shall not want" Ps. 1851.
No two lessons could presene a
sharper contrast in spirit than Les
sons vi. and VII OF this quarter. In
the one is tumult, anxiety, despair
ing grief In the other is calm, sweet
trust in God. David the heart-broken
king was far away from David the
country shepherd boy,
Power does not bring peace to a
pcrturbcd soul
Still waters were better, tar better
than the noise Of battle.
Green pastures are much loveler
places than room over the gate at
Mahanaim
The Lord. Shepherd and Leader, is
to be preferred To Joab( general, com
mandcr OF armies. clnchng victory
by numbering AbSalom.1
That soul is blessed indeed that can
so trust God as to cast to the winds
all worry lest want may come.
The wants which God makes he can
and does supply for those who trust
him.
The wants which men make by
their own sins. or appctitcs, or ex.
travaganccs. or wifulncSs, God will
not supply.
Man often makes his lie one great
acted Il want" Such man is in
carnate sclishncss God has no use
for such life
God, our Shepherd, is the most
lovely thought in literature. TIE
shepherd leads, watches, defends, car
ries, comforts, dies, il reed be, for
the sheep
Be sure to read the first sixteen
verses 81 the 10th chapter OF John.
Jesus went into the Old Testament
garden and pluckcd the flower known
as 23d Psalm. and fastened 1t to his
own life.
II grows there yet; lovely. sweet,
enhancing to eye and heart
To lie down in green pastures is
better than Ia flee from Jerusalem to
Jericho because oi sin
Oh. the luNclincss OF still waters
Still vet ever moving, and now and
then falling down to lower levels, max
ing new pools II stiffness. clear.
sparkling. cool. over the rocks, into
the pool
Only God can re store soul, We
can store grain in our barns and gran
aric, God re stores our souls every
hour
When the soul j., faint. weary. worn.
worrying. God knows and restores.
In place % iaintnc,, he puts good
strong heart beats; in place OF wcari-
ness put, rested body; in place Of
being worn makes the lie new: IN
place OF worry puts trust.
And those pain, ~ righteousness
How blessed they are. No sin in them;
no sand To- get into your shoes; no
mud holes M rocks on which to
stumble
He does All thi, inr the sakc OF his
name. He thinks ,p much oi his own
name he will do everything he can to
honor IT.
What +, his name; Shepherd. God
says IN Davd's words. Because my
name is Shepherd | will lead you
only ~ path, 81 righteousness
Path, OF Righteousness are not al
way> paths - peace nor ni sunlight
and joy Sometime, they run in
shadow,
For thcr, VA, valley N Dayid's
day called Valley of the Shadow OF
Death Not valley ~ death That
is quite a diiicrcn, affair The Light
Brigade rode into the VALLEY Of
Dcath
II this valley Of the Psalm were
death itself one would not walk
through il
The soul may have to 60 through"
the valley But It j., only the valley OF
shadow Death casts q shadow long
and dark When It fall, ON us we are
somhrc But there is no need To- fear
even there
N" evil. That 8, a blessed state
Of mind. /" walk IN the valley and
fear nothing is better than to flee IN
terror over the Jordan to Mahaua'm.
NO evil No plots, mo- tcmpta
tions, n" losses, no ,"ticrrngs II may
be that all ni these will come against
ne. hu' one need not fear them
Why. Because God IS the Shcp.
herd. HE troubles may come, but
the comfort I, sure to come also Thy
rod and thy staff, they comfort
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