The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Lesson v.-First Quarter, For
Feb. 4, 1912.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of the Lesson, Matt. ii, liz.
Memory Verses, /, 2-GoIden Text.
lisa. xiv, documentary Prepared
by Rev. D. N. Stearns.
Although it is but few weeks since
we had this portion as u Christmas
lesson. we come to it again with great
desire to know more intimately Him
Of whom it speaks, Jesus, King Of the
Jews. that we may worship Him as
He says we should and as the Father
desires. lin spirit and in truth" Ooh
iv. %. "a: v. 23). Remember His own
words in the wilderness. Thou shat
worship the Lord thy God. and Him
only shalt thou serve" Chapter iv. 1O):
also the words Of the heavenly mes
senger to John in Patmos when he fell
down to worship at his feet, "See thou
do it not; worship God" (Rev.
xix. 10; xii, 81. Mere mouth and lip
worship He hates and all that is
taught by commandments of men
Chapter XIV, 10; lisa. i, Is. ID; xxx. 49,.
It Is the heart that He has regard to.
He searcheth the heart and tries the
reins and desires truth in the inward
parts Il Sam. xvi. Z: Jer. xvii, 1O,.
In these days the Lord Jesus Christ
is very little spoken Of or thought Of
as King Of the Jews, and the church
as whole has no use for Israel. sees
no future for Israel as nation and
does not want to hear Of the return of
Christ, seemingly having no place in
her faith for the words Of the prophet
who predicted His birth at Bethle-
hem and spoke of Him as "a governor
that shall rule my people Israeli Qes-
son verse 6; Mic. V, p. Nathaniel
spoke of Him as 1.-The Son of God, the
King of Israeli" and Zephaniah in pro-
phetic vision saw Him as 1.-THE King
OF Israel, even Jehovah, In the midst
Of jerusalem" John /, 40; Zeph iii, IA.
15) Oh. for such vision now and the
zeal and devotion Of these. wise men
from the east! The same city. Jeru-
salem, to which they came seeking
Him in order to worship Him shall yet
he His throne. and all the nations shall
he gathered unto it to the name of the
Lord. to Jerusalem Ger. iii, 10. Then
shall the Lord stain the pride of al;
glory and bring into contempt all the
honorable OF the earth. He shall star
tie many nations as their kings shall
see and consider that which they had
not heard. and thereafter they will be
glad to bring their wealth to Israel and
Show forth the praises Of the Lord
lisa. xiii. o: lii. Is, r. ", margin: X.
5, 81. Then shall all such as Herod
have some cause to be troubled, for all
kings and mighty men as well as peo-
pie in ordinary life shall call to noun
tains and rocks to fall on them and
hide them from the face Of Him on the
throne and from the wrath of the
Lamb Rev vi. 15-1O 1t is in refer
ence to that time that we have the ex-
hortation. BE wise now. therefore, 0
ye perish Cps. ii, 1912. What long
conflict it has been since it started In
Eden: how much the saints have SUI
fered and still suffer. and children, too.
because Of the hatred Of the great ad-
versary. the murderer, the father of
lies. the devil. Who would not pray
that the kingdom of peace and right
eousness might come and the adverse
~ be banished from the air and the
earth? Can we wonder that the great
King has said that He will not rest
until it come to pass and that we are
not to rest nor give Him rest until it
come Elsa. xxi. I. II; xii. 10. If all
believers were right with God. seeking
first His kingdom. worshiping Him
with their treasures as these wise men
did, would there not be an abundance
of men and money to carry the Cos
pei everywhere? The vast majority
| of so called believers seem to be asleep,
| utterly Indifferent to the worldwide
| opportunities. Neither the gospel nor
He Of whom it tells can fail Qsa. xiii
| 4; ". Ill. The church will be com
| pleted. but who can tell how much we
may be hindering? 1t is high time to
awake. to arise from the dead things
and people all about us and become
Spirit filled to buy up the opportuni.
ties. Like aged Simeon. these men
recognized the young child as the king
whom they had come to worship
What contrast between them and
the man who sold the Lord Jesus
Christ to His enemies for thirty pieces
| of silver! What Is your estimate OF
Him! Is bit of this worlds pleas
ure or treasure more to you than He
is, or Is He to you the altogether love
~ one? Do you spend little on your
self compared with what you give tc
Him? How far would you gladly jour.
ney to make Him known to others
| At least twelve times in this gospel i.
is written that it might be fulfilled
| or then was fulfilled" q. %; ii. Is. IT.
%; iv. IA; viii. II; xii. II; xiii. So; xxi
4; XVI. Sc: xvii. 8. 35,. reminding us OF
His own words after His resurrection
"All things must be fulfilled which
were written concerning Me-
luke xiv. AZ. believe that our de-
votion to Him will be in proportion to
our confidence in Him as the fulfilleI
and the fulfillment Of all Scripture II
He is to us not only our Saviour from
the wrath to come and our deliverey
from the power Of present sin. but
also a real King. King Of kings and
Lord Of lords. as we'll as King Of Is
racl assuring US that We may sit with
| Him In His throne and reign with
Him over the earth tRev. iii. 21: y. q.
1O'. how can We help being SO inspired
by the kingdom and the glory to whiel,
He has called us rs to lie blind a.,d
1 S1no IN NH hat ufn,.oyRs