Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-12
W0RLDLINESS
AND TRUST
Sunday School Lsrses for Feb. Is, 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paoa


LESSON TENT.-NIatthew 5.ls-s4 Mem
cry verse. e.
GOLDEN TENT.-"scob SO ars, th,
kingdom OF God. and DIS Righteousness.
and aH things SHAH boz added unto you
Matt 6.1c
TIME. place and cirDurasfauces the same
a. in our LASS lesson
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
Question-How can We live IN this
world without giving our time and
strength 20 gaining the things OF the
world?
Answer-God wants MS to- have the
best things OF both worlds. but we
cannot have the best OF this world
without seeking first the kingdom Of
God and its Righteousness.
Two G. eat Treasure-Ideals Placed
Before Us.-1. Earthly Treasures. v.
ls. Lay not up" use for needs. but
not hoard up merely for the sake OF
holding possession. For yourselves"
selashly. without thought Of what good
can be done with this surplus. One
test OF anyone is what he does with
his time and earnings beyond what Is
necessary for his own living and work.
Treasures upon earth" are the ma
terfal things. connected with our phys
Zeal needs and desires. such as money.
houses, clothing food. pleasures
Where moth and rust doth corrupt "
The orientals had no savings banks. no
bonds. in which to- invest their wealth.
hence costly garments were a favorite
way OF boarding wealth But these
had one deadly enemy. the moth
Rust, the consumer. corroder. refer
ring not only TO treasures hidden I'm
the ground. but 90 houses. books. furni-
ture. etc Where thieves break
through" Lit. dig through" the
mud walls OF house The Greek
name for a burglar is a "waIl-digger."
2. Heavenly Treasures. y. 90 "But
lay up FOR yourselves treasures in
Heaven" God wants us 20 be rich
but With riches toward God Heavenly
treasures. This refers indeed 20 the
blessedness OF Heaven. all it's rewards,
its slories. st. joys. but chiefly TO the
kind OF treasures which make Heaven
what Il Is. Heaven begun here on
earth through the heavenly life. treas
ures OF character. OF enlarged being. OF
good deeds. Of blessed work done of
souls made better. OF faith. love.
peace. goodness. brotherly kindness.
honesty. meckness. and all the fruits
OF the spirit These Heavenly riches
we may acquire and enjoy here.
Second. The Power OF Heavenly
Treasures over Life Y. 81. For
where your treasure is" That which
you most prize and love and seek for.
that into which you put you life
There viii your heart be also"
Third. A Clear Vision OF These
Treasures Essential VS. %. %. THE
light" OF the body. our earthly taber
nacle. as the eye" as a lamp is the
light Of n house. IF therefore thine
eye be single" etc. seeing things Just
as they are. with no double vision
%. Thy whale body shall be fun
OF darkness" cropping in ignorance. un.
certain as 20 truth and duty.
"a mo man can serve two mas
ters." standing for opposite principles.
belonging 20 hostile kingdoms demand
ing characters. feelings. lives and
fruits that are in essential contradic-
ton Of one another. as light and dark
ness. god and evil Either he VIII
hate the one. and love the other" II
one loves goodness he must hate evil:
n he loves evil. he will hate the good
ness. which interferes with Il ''Ye
cannot serve God and Mammon"
But the question arises: How can
we live In this evil world without Civ
ing time and strength to the gaining Of
worldly things. such as money. posses
sions, houses, clothing. food. and the
comforts OF civilizat ton?
The answer Is: God wants US 20 have
the very best OF both the heavenly and
earthly. but we cannot have the best
OF even this world without making God
and his righteousness first and chief.
Therefore. do right, seek first the
kingdom Of Cod. and do not be anxious
lest your Heavenly Father fail TO
keep his promises
Illustration The physician author
OF Why Worry? has a chapter on
The Doubling Folly" in which he
shows the evil of continually doubling
whether we have done the right thing
We have all heard OF the centipede
with its hundred feet who could no
longer proceed upon his journey. when
II occurred 60 him 70 question which !
foot he should next advance" Il is
the worry Of continually making new
decisions in minor things that ex-
hausts the mind. One great underly-
ing choice (settled cnce for all carry
ing with Il the whole being to do right F.,
under ali cifcumstances-"the single /
eye"-both eyes seeing a single pur.
pose-will solve most doubts and
ouestionings