The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-01-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson Wrist Quarter, Fol
Ian. 28, 1912.


Ian. 28, 1912.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson. Luke II, Is. 80.
Memory Verses. 20, 3o-Golden Text,
Luke u, 80. 81. r. kv.-commen tsry
Prepared by Rev. o. M. stearns.
Being made under the law to re-
deem them that were under the law,
He was duly circumcised according TO
the law and called as commanded by
Gabriel when be appeared to Mary
with the great announcement (Gal. ",
4, 8; Luke 1, 31L He came to fulfill the
law. to fulfill all righteousness. that
He might become our righteousness
(Matt. Iii. Is; v, II; II Cor. v. 21,. Note
the extreme poverty of Mary, as indi.
Gated by the offering she brought
Though her hand found not sufficiency
OF lamb LEV. xii. 8, marginI. yet
God used her to provide His Lamb.
without blemish and without spot. to
fulfill all types and to provide eternal
redemption by His great sacrifice OF
Himself Il Pet. |, 10. 20; Heb tx. II.
IL. The great purpose of God Is so
far beyond our comprehension. His
ways and thoughts so much higher
than ours, that even though we know
the facts, or some Of them. the reach
Of them. from eternity to eternity, is
too high for us Ps. &c. q. What an
unspeakable honor to belong to Him.
to be part Of Him and joint heir
with Him of His kingdom and glory
Some Of the things written of Sim.
con are true Of every redeemed one.
for all true believers are just or right.
eous and have the Holy Spirit All
should be devout, Spirit taught and
guided and waiting for the coming of
the Lord. The words lust, devout.
waiting" describe the threefold saliva
ton Of every believer as set forth in
I Thess. l. o. 10; Tit. II. 11-13, and
elsewhere. BY the precious blood of
Christ we are now saved. and by His
Spirit we should ever live devoutly and
love His appearing. His title, 1.-The
consolation Of Israel verse 25), re-
minds us Of lisa. Xvi. ID; Zeph. Iii,
II, Is; Zech. ii, 1912, and we think
also Of another title, "the hope of Is
rael' Ger. xiv, 8; xvii, 10; Acts, xviii.
20), but this carries us beyond our
threefold salvation to the next step in
MI xr,if icf In,
His glory for the redemption of Israel
and the establishment of His kingdom
In verses 1921 of our lesson We see the
Spirit upon Simeon. the Spirit teach
ing him and guiding him to the tenn
pie at the right time to find the child
1t is our privilege to be thus Spirit
taught and led. May we know the
reality
This aged saint, holding the child in
his arms, looking fondly and reverent
ly upon Him, while Joseph and Mary
stood listening to his wonderful words
and marveling at them. is indeed Il
beautiful picture. Listen to him as he
desires now to depart, having seen
with his own eyes and actually em
braced the Lords anointed. TO him
this child was the fulfillment of
prophecy, but with prophetic vision he
saw q time of trouble before the COM
ing Of the kingdom. Think upon his
words as he held the child, milne eyes
have seen thy salvation" Jacob said.
II have waited for Thy salvation, .
Lord Gen. Xix, 49,. Moses and Da
vid and Isaiah sang, 1.-THE Lord is be-
come my salvation" (Ex. XIV. 2; Ps
cxviii, IA; lisa. xii, q. Every true be
lever can say the same and rejoice
in the words of this same child when
grown to manhood, BLESSED are they
that have not seen and yet have be-
lieved." "Thy salvation which thou
hast prepared" oversees 30, 81. 1t is
Of the Lord, wholly and only; He who
said. II am the Lord. that maketh all
things, that stretcheth forth the heav
ems alone, that spreadeth abroad the
earth by Myself" He is the author
and finisher of 1t. lisa. Xiv, "a; Heb
xii, p. 1t will in due time fill the
earth. for all flesh shall see the saliva.
ton of God chapter iii, 81. Compare
lisa. xl, 5; xix, 8; iii, 10. He is in this
present age light to tighten the gen
tiles, and when by the light His body.
the church, shall have been gathered
from all nations then shall He return
as the glory Of Israel. and all nations
shall be fully enlightened by Him
through Israel Elsa. *, l-3). There Is
neither light nor glory apart from
Him. All else Is darkness, under the
ruler Of the darkness of this world
Eph. Y, 8; vi, 12,. But If the light has
shone in our hearts 1t Is In order that
we may turn others from darkness to
light and from the power Of Satan
unto God Ill Cor Nv. 6; Acts xvi, Is,
Individual salvation Is only and Who'll
ly by Him who came from judah. who
died for us and rose again. and the
salvation of the nations will he
through the nation of which He will
be the King. for salvation Is of the
Jews John iv. 22). whether individ-
ual or national, How perplexing the
words, except In the light Of prophecy,
concerning the fall and rising again Of
many and the sign to be spoken
against, but when we remember His
death and resurrection as predicted