The Red Cloud chief., 1910-10-13


have done II into one OF the least Cf
these my brethren. ye have done II
unto me" Matt. 25:40.
T1ME.-Tucsday. April I. A. n. 80.
The same day as our last two lessons.
PLACE-On the Mount OF olives.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
That there is day Of judgment Is
fact, but II is difficult, and not so
important, to decide the exact nature
or time of the coming Of the Lord to
judgment 1t is said in Matt. "a 29.34
that this generation shall not pass
away till all these things be accom-.
plished," and II Is repeated In Mark
1890, Luke ELSE, and again In Matt.
1928. there are some of them that
stand here. which shall In no wise
taste Of death, till they see the Son
OF man coming in his kingdom" when
the Son OF man shall come in the
glory OF his Father with his angels.
and then shall he render unto every
man according to his deeds"
This must refer to the destruction
Of Jerusalem and the end OF the old
dispensation or age, and the coming
OF the gospel dispensation. But 1t
does not exclude the great and final
coming and judgment day at the end
OF that age.
There is really Judgment day at
every great crisis OF the nation or OF
our lives, at death. at the coming OF
rewards or punishments for our ac-
tions. at every time of decision. For
instance, we have seen within the last
few years many persons who have
been for years growing rich by graft
and dishonesty and have suddenly met
their judgment day. while others have
been reaping the rewards Of faithful
service. So young men who have been
going on in course Of drinking and
rioting for long time, suddenly find
themselves drunkards. in Ill health
incapacitated for their best work. They
have been brought up at judgment
day; while those who have resisted
temptation and been faithful and true
are also reaping their rewards.
Then shall the king say unto them
on his right hand. The sheep, the
righteous. Come. Draw near to your
Elder Brother, to your Father. to your
home, for here Is the place for you
Ye blessed OF my Father means exact
ly my Fathers blessed ones" denot
ing not simply that they have beer
blessed by him. but that they are his
Blessings innumerable had come t
them through their being willing tt
become his children and accept the
kind of blessings he had to bestow
such as his loving care. the bestowa
of the Holy Spirit, the experiences o
the gospel. the renewal OF the heart
sanctifcation by the Spirit, the powe
to become children and heirs OF God
the gifts and fruits of the Spirit. eter
nal life, the favor Of God, the rest IL
the everlasting arms, the pavilion un
der the shadow of his wings.
Receive not by purchase, or by la
bors, but by becoming children o
God, like God and therefore heirs
heirs Of God, and Joint heirs with Je
sus Christ. Every one must be the
heir of him whose child he is. II,
a
sin; a child of the devil inherits from
the devil; child of goodness and o
God inherits from God. The kingdom
of heaven, the kingdom which con
sists in righteousness, peace, joy IL
the Holy Ghost (Rom. 14:17), In whicl
powers to make them minister to hap
piness and good: "All things ar,
yours" because "ye are Christ's.'
Ye have done 1t unto me, the poo
and needy and sick, and all th
classes whom Jesus helped In Pales
| tine are his representatives now OF
earth. The only visible expression o
our love to him is through them
What a privilege this Is to show ou
love to our Master. How II enriche
our life II we keep in mind that W,
are not only helping the needy. but ex
pressing our love to our Master.
The inconsistencies OF the right
eous shows that their virtues wer,
sincere and true. Whosoever doe
! good deeds for the sake of the rewar.
deserves no reward, and will obtail
none. for the soul of goodness Is lef
out of such deeds.
The cause Of the doom was the re
fusal to do tho deeds that belong L
the heavenly kingdom and to be rule,
by its motives. They refused to b
fit for heaven, They decided to IL
selfish lives. The plan Of their live
was such tk t all the evils of SOC
ety-graft. ck'ld labor. poverty, degra
dation, crime, oppression, drunken
ness, disease, could go on without an
effort on their part to put an end t
them.
The punishment is like the sin:
omits heaven and Joy and God and tn
companionship Of the good from ou
lives, and adds the everlasting fire.
This is a warning of love. II is
statement Of the fact that by the yer
nature of things sin leads to ruin. an
righteousness to heaven.
No evil can enter heaven. for II II di