The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-10

wards here in this present time from
men, cOntrastcd with rewards here
after in the kingdom, and now He CON
traStS treasure on earth which may
perish or he stolen. with treasure in
heaven. which eudureS forever. dura-
bic riches. If we lay up only for our
selves we may become rich in this
world, but not rich toward God luke
xii. 1920. We are everywhere warn
ed against the danger of this worlds
riches. Labor not to be rich" He
that maketh haste to be rich shall not
be Innocent" Trust not in uncertain
riches, but in the Living God" prov.
xiii, 4; xviii, 20; Tim. vi. 9. IL.
To the majority Of people these are
foolish and Impractical sayings, and
little hard cash is far more to them
than the Living God. But our Lord is
here speaking to believers. to whom
it is also written in Col iii. ,. set
your affection on things above. not on
things on the earth" Yet there are
many in the pulpit as well as in the
pews to whom dollars are more real
than God,
The eye affects the heart. and the
heart walks after the eyes tLam iii.
| 81: job XXI. -. 50 that unless we are
looking in the right direction we will
not walk in the right direction. We
cannot serve God and gold. or God and
| the world. or God and the devil. for all
/ that is in the world-the lust of the
| flesh ana the lust of the eyes and the
| pride Of life-iS not of the Father, but
! is of the world. and the whole world
| lieth in the wicked one q John ii. 1G:
V, 10, II. W, God is looking for those
| whose hearts are whole toward Him.
which means that we must see no one
| but Jesus only I'll Chron. xvi. o.
Then people say: prayer won't feed
you; religion won't provide bread and
| butter. 1t is all very we'll to talk good,
! but I've got to earn my living We
do not wonder to hear the world talk
| so, for the world is blind and dead to
/ God and the things of God. but the
words of our lesson are for believers
! the redeemed of the Lord DO they
| talk in reference TO business as if the
! Lord did not care. as if all depended
/ upon their own efforts and they must
| put forth every effort with all earnest
! ness or they will never get on? Ask
/ Christian business men and you will
, find that not Il few Will tell You that
! business cannot be done Oh Bible prin-
| cipleS. But there are those and per
! sonally know some of them-in vari-
| Gus lines Of business who testify that
| Matt vi SO. stands true even in bust
/ ness relations. and some of them can
| testify that even in tie financial straits
| Of the past two years they have not
! felt the hard times Five times in
| the closing verses Of our lesson We
! hear the admonition not to be anxious
I oversees -. -, 2s. 81. 81. K. w.. and
1 they are the words of Him who Great
ed all things and upholds all things
! by His power He stoops from the
/ things we cannot comprehend to talk
| to us of birds and flowers and on an
! other occasion speaks of even spar
rows. saying Are not TWO sparrows
! sold for "A farthing? And one of them
| shall not fail on the ground without
/ your Father" chapter Y 20. On thar
/ occasion. however. He was speaking
/ Of His care Of our bodies in preserving
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