Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-02-09
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lesson vIl.-first Quarter, For
Feb. 10, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Our Lord has been talking about re
wards here in this present time from
men, contraSted with rewards here
after In the kingdom. and now He con
,raSts treasure on earth which may
perish or be stolen. with treasure in
heaven. which endures forever. dura
bic riches. IL we lay up only for our
selves we may become rich in this
world. but not rich toward God duke
xii, 1920. We are everywhere warn
ed against the danger of this worlds
riches. Labor not to he rich;" He
that maketh haste to be rich shall not
be Innocent" Trust not i'll uncertain
riches. but in the Living God" prov
xiii. 4; xviii. 20; Tim. vi, 8, 10
To the majority of people these are
foolish and impractical sayings. and a
little hard cash is far more to them
than the Living God. But our Lord is
here speaking to believers. to whom
II is also written in Col ill., .. "Set
your affection on things above. not OH
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 Uam. ill.,
81; job XXI. a, so 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 and the lust of the eyes and the
pride OF life--is not of the Father but
is of the world, and the whole world
-ifeth in the wicked one q John ii. l6:
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 Oh Chron. xvi, 81.
Then people say: Prayer won't feed
you; religion won't provide bread and
butter. 1t is all very well 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
ness or they Will never get on! Ask
Christian business men and you will
find that not few will tell you that
business cannot be done on Bible prip.
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 the 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
oversees %, 81, IS. 81. "a, r. W, ana
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 farthing? And one OF them
shall not fall on the ground without
your Father" (chapter x, 29). On thai
occasion. however, He was speaking
of His care OF our bodies in preserving
them from death, while In this lessor
He is speaking of the food and raj
ment essential to the health Of thes,
mortal bodies. Apart from Him IL
whom we live and move and have
our being no amount of anxious car,
and toll on our part can obtain tn,
necessary food and raiment or pro
long our days. Does not He who CAV,
Us life care for it enough TO prolon,
ii as long as it pleaseth Him to do SO
and as to raiment, what father is h
who will not see that his children ar
becomingly clothed? Do not miss TIL
contrast between the clothing of tn
lilies of the field and the clothing o
Solomon in all his glory. His, how
ever grand, was all put on, but tn
lilys beauty is part of itself. TIL
work within us is the chief thing-th
ornament of q meek and quiet spirit
= heart right with God, is the grea
essential. Then He will surely car
for the minor matters, for He knowet
what things we have need of. Th
contrast between Jew and gentle
J verse 50 brings before us all His woI
drous care of Israel from the day tina
He brought them out of Egypt-th
difference which He put in so man
ways between His own people an
the Egyptians. and then all throug
the wilderness journey the food frol
; heaven. the water from the rock, I'll
, pillar Of cloud and fire and all ii
, manifold mercies He Is the same III
, changing Jesus, and He will not 4
less for His church, His own body.
We arc bpre to rive the OoSDpl