The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-09-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Fourth Quarter, For
Oct. !, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
TEXT Of the Lesson, Eek. iii, 1927.
Memory Verses, 17-1e-Golden Text
Eek. iii, documentary Prepared
NV Rev. .. M. Stearns.

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It Is most helpful to consider these
men who were truly sent Of God and
who faithfully delivered His messages.
The heart of all their messages was
the one to whom they all bare witness
ACTS X, 49,; the one whom Ezekiel saw
as a man upon throne Il, go; the one
for whom the throne of David still
waits, who will be King over all the
earth and rule the world in righteous
ness luke i, 80, 33; Zech. xiv, 81.
Ezekiel was one of the captiyes IN
Babylon, and, like Daniel, he was there
for his own good and the good Of 9th
ers Der. xiv, 81. that he might turn
the people to God. The hand Of the
Lord was specially upon ..:::.:. rs it is
said at least seven times Il, 8; iii, IA.
%: viii, /; xxxiii, %; xxxyii, i; Il, u.
and by the Spirit Of the Lord he saw
visions of God, heavenly things as in
chapter i, and things at Jerusalem on
earth as in chapter viii, things then
taking place or about to take place as
in chapter xii, and things yet future
as in chapter xxxvii.
When we have become children of
God by receiving the Lord Jesus
Christ there is nothing we need so
much as to be filled with the Holy
Spirit and have the hand Of God upon
us, controlling, guiding, working. 1t
we are in His hand for His pleasure.
inasmuch as the pleasure of the Lord
shall prosper in His hand Elsa. lii, 1O)
it will prosper through US If we are
only willing and obedient.
The aim of every believer who Is
right with God must be the glory OF
God. that God in all things may be
glorified and the time of His kingdom
fastened Il Pet. ", II, 10; V, 1O. In
chapter the prophet saw the likeness
of the glory of the Lord in the cloud,
and fire and brightness, and the living
creatures, and the wheels and the
throne over all with the man upon it
Chapter /, 3; XVI, 2S). In chapter
<, 20 he tells us that he knew the
living creatures were the cherubim,
and l believe that Adam and Eve and
the antediluvian believers saw in the
cherubim in Eden symbols of what re-
deemed ones shall be In the kingdom.
Before it is time to teach this lesson
hope to have ready a booklet on ''The
Cherubim." 1t is only as we are filled
with visions of God and glory that we
can be His faithful witnesses here in
this ungodly world. There is rebellion
against God on every side as truly rs
in the days of Ezekiel chapters ii, 3-S;
ill, y, and the word Of truth is not
popular. It is even according to lisa.
XXX, Oil, but If Spirit filled and be-
holding the glory we shall not be
moved by what we see and hear all
about us.
As the Lords messenger or watch
man Ezekiel was to hear the word at
His mouth and give them warning
from Him (verse ~. His orders were:
Speak My words unto them whether
they will hear or whether they will
forbear.'' Eat this roll and go speak
unto the house of Israel" Speak with
My words unto them" All My words
receive in thine heart and go and tell
| them, thus saith the Lord God Iii, Z
iii, 1, 4, 10, III. The messenger of the
Lord must never get up his own mes
sage nor speak from his own heart
merely. but he must eat the words OF
the Lord according to this lesson and
Jer. XIV, 16; Rev. x, Sill. Like this
prophet and John in Patmos, we will
find the word sweet to our taste, but
afterward bitter iii, 3, 14), for there
will be an opposition to it on the part
| Of many which will enable us to sym
pathize with Jeremiah in his expert
ence of chapter Xxx, $40. May there
also be in us such a burning that We
cannot but speak the words Of truth
however much we may be tempted mo-
to do so (Acts iv, 2O.
The prophets seven days astonish
ment Verse 15) reminds us of Jobs
friends who sat with him seven day.
and nights without speaking wore
dob Ii, 49, and Of the words of Ps
xxx, ., II was dumb, I opened no
my mouth because Thou didst it.
Concerning verses IS to q of our les
son compare chapters xxxiii, ia, ani
note Prov. XIV, II, IL, and see our re
sponsibility to give to others the glat
tidings which are for all people. w,
are put in trust with the gospel ant
are debtors to all who have neve
heard, and we will be greatly ashamed
in that day If we have been unfaith
full to our trust Il Thess. ii, 4; Rom
/, 14-16; John II, 2S). 1t was on
who belonged to the wicked one VIII,
said, Am I my brothers keeper?'
John Iii, 12), and we must be careful
lest while professedly Christians w,
act as II we cared not If others per
ish. Concerning the words 'iniquity
and righteousness in the lesson par
agraph we are considering, we mus
remember that ''all our Righteousness
es are as filthy rags" Qsa xiv, g.
and apart from the Righteousness o
God in Christ, which becomes our
when we receive Him, there is non
that will stand III Cor. V. q; Coz
l. SO; Rom. \, 8, n.
4 From lesson verses %, %, we lear
that we must be where God wants II
In order to hear His voice. "Arise, e
forth into the plain, and l will Their
talk with thee" "Arise and go dow
to the potter's house, and there l will
cause thee to hear my words ger
! xviii, .. Obedience is everything
whether the word Is "Go forth o
"Go shut myself within thine house
Verse "a. whether He says BE dumb
Or open thy mouth" verses 26, 27).