Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-11-29
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson x.-Fourth Quarter, For
Dec. 3, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

by Rev. o. NJ. Stearns.
Our lesson topic today is the build |
ing OF great wall by such unlikely |
instruments that their enemies had 10 |
confess that the work was wrought
OF God wi, l6l. They had n mind to
work. they watched and prayed while
they wrought, and they did the work
nearest TO them. As 10 their having
mind. to work (verse ~. we cannot
but think or the willing men and wo-
men and the willing offerings or TX.
XXXv. 21-29. and OF David's preparing
with all his might for the house OF
his God because he had set his affcc-
ton upon It Il Chron. xxx. .. ~: OF
Uezekiah also. who wrought that
which was good and right and truth
before the Lord his God and did II
with all his heart and prospered I'll
Chron- XXI. 20. 2D. We cannot all
do as we would like to nor as some
| others do. but IF there be first will
ing mind 1t is accepted according To-
that n mnn hath and not according To
that he hath not" And we are only
expected TO minister as OF the ability
which God giveth QI Cor. viii. L.: ]
Pet. iv. III The time will come when
in an unprecedented way His people
shall be willing in the day OF His
| power ops OK. -. AS TO watching
J and praying see Mark kill, 1897; xiv
| 80. Observe in chapter iii, 5. 8, u. Il,
/ %, the kind Of people who builded-
, gOldsmiths, npothecaries, merchants
| priests. Levites. rulers daughters and
rulers-but note that certain MOBILES
put not their necks 10 the work OF the
Lord. In verses 23, %, 20, we read
that some repaired lover against his.
house or by his house." suggesting
! that we should be ready to do the
/ thing that is at hand TO be done.
ready to do whatever our Lord the
King shall appoint" I'll Sam. XIV. 15).
Even though some may refuse, the
work shall be finished. for HE shall
not fail nor be discouraged lisa. xiii.
~. 1t is worthy OF note that the work
began and ended at the sheep gait
Qii. /. 32). which suggests TO me that
there can be no work for God until re-
deemed by the blood OF the Lamb. and
the completed church will sing, Thou
hast redeemed us to God by thy
blood" Nehemiah found many enc
mics who not only ridiculed the work
aud the workers. but conSpired
against them to hinder II 0v, 1-3, Z.
8. ID. So il has been since Cain kill
ed Abel and will be until the great
last gathering OF the enemy and his
hosts against the Lamb and His re-
deemed ones just before the millen-
nj, nd locf ma
tiict at the end OF the thousand years
(Rev. xvii. Il; XIX. 10. 20; Xxx. 7-1O). Ev-
cry day the conflict is on. but we may
be overcomers and quench all the fiery
darts. for the armOr and the weapon
are all sufficient q Pet. V. g. @: Eph.
vi. 10-1S: Rev. xii. III. 1t is bad
enough to have enemies without. but
when there are complalneTs and dis
couraged people within the camp II
seems bit worse When those who
ought to be OF one accord on the
Lords side and Of good courage arC
heard saying. The strength OF the
burden bearers is decayed. there II
y much rubbish. so that we are not able
to build" Verse 10J. then much grace
IS required to sustain those who ar,
pressing or in the conflict. but God II
able 10 make all grace abound I'll Cor
*, g., and we must learn to see M
man any more save Jesus only Will
ourselves Mark TX. 81. 1t IS only n
we are Of good courage and strong Il
the Lord that we can encourage 9th
ers and say. as Nehemiah said: "B
not afraid OF them. Remember tn
Lord. great and terrible" verse IA
The words OF lisa. II, Il, -. are stroni
and helpful. u. even l, am He tina
comforteth you. Who art thou that tho
shouldest be afraid of a man
and forgettest the Lord thy Maker
To which we ought to reply: Behold
God Is my salvation. / will trust an
not be afraid" Elsa. XII. y. 1.-The i.or
Is the strength OF my life. OF whOI
shall be afraid?" ops. xvii. u. Go
brought the counsel OF the enemy I
Il naught verse 15l. as He always vii
1.-The Lord bringeth the counsel OF III
heather TO nOught. He maketh III
= devices of the people Of none effec
- The counsel Of the Lord standeth 70
ever, the thoughts of His heart to a
generations" Dps. xxxiii. 10, III. So
also lisa. wifi, 9, 10. SO they returne
every one unto His work. remindir
US that the Lord has given Ito ever
one His work" Mark Kill. 81. 1t hi
long been a comfort to me that all oil
good works are prepared beforehar
for US to walk in Eph. II. 10). and v
have n right to say concerning all tn
comes prepared for me-" All TN
comes or does not come is the be
that His infinite love and wisdom ci