Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-01-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson V.-First Quarter, For
Feb. |, 1914.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, Luke XII, 1-13
Memory Verses, 9, f0-Golden Text
Luke XII, documentary by Rev. D.
M. Stearns.

memory verses, ., io-1o'oeH ie~ty
Luke XII, documentary by Rev. D.
M. Stearns.
To pray in reality and know a full
fillment of Matt. xxi. %. "All things
whatsoever We shall ask in prayer, be-
ieving, We shall receive" or Mark ri,
"a, what things soever We desire,
when We pray, believe that We receive
and We shall have" or John XIV, z, "If
We abide In Me and My words abide in
you. ye shall ask what We will and it
shall be done unto you" is one of the
greatest things that we can attain to.
The attainment consists in the abid-
ing just referred to. the fully forgiving
every one. keeping His commandments
and doing those things that are pleasing
in His sight. asking according to His
will, asking in faith, nothing wavering,
not asking merely for our own pleas
ure. asking with importantly, as in
our lesson Mark xi. 25. %; John i'll,
%; v, IA; Jas. i, 6; iv, 81. Another
word to be well considered is John
xiv, Is. IA, whatsoever We shall ask
in My name = if We shall ask any
thing in My name. 1 will do it." This
last always seems more plain to me
when / consider man on the road,
commercial traveller. in the name of
business house. concern or company.
This man. representing the firm, can
transact only such business in its name
as it is engaged in. Anything outside
of that cannot be in its name.
When the question is asked by the
Lord in lisa. vi, s. Whom shall send.
and who will go for u.s." we naturally
ask. For what purpose does He wish
to send US? Then we think of some
of our Lords sayings when He was
here on earth: THE living Father hath
sent me;;' 81 seek not mine own will,
but the will of the Father who hath
sent me- MY meat is to do the will
work" John iv. "a; v, 80; vi. 80, 81.
Then we remember His words to His
Father concerning His sent ones: "As
Thou hast sent me into the world, even
so have l also sent them into the
world They are not of the world.
even as l am not of the world" Also
His words to the disciples after His
resurrection. "As my Father hath sent
me. even so send you" John Xxx, 21.
Our lesson says that "as He was
praying in a certain place one
of His disciples said. Lord. teach us to
pray" verse u. Then He gave them
this prayer, which He had also given
on former occasion Matt. vi. 9-13);
spoke of the necessity of Importantly
and of every one asking receiving. and
that if parents knew how to give good
gifts to their children how much more
would the Heavenly Father give the
Holy Spirit Tor. as it is in Matt vii, II,
good things) to them that ask Him.
1t seems necessary. therefore. that
we must know and understand our re-
lationship to the Father as His chill
dren if we have become such by re-
demption. our business in this world
as such. that we may be wholly en-
gagged in it, the privilege of constant
communion with God concerning all
things for which we are here and the
assurance that He will certainly see to
the supply Of all that is needed to
carry on His work.
He being all wisdom and having all
power, we must have unbounded con-
fidence in His management, in His
way of doing things and in His time
for attending to our needs. All this
and much more is included in this
prayer. the petitions of which those
who read my notes know that am in
the habit of associating with the beati-
tudes of Matt v, 1-12. Luke tells us
that at the time of His baptism He
was praying; that before He chose the
twelve He continued all night in
prayer to God; that at the time of the
TRANSPORTATION He went up into
mountain to pray. and as He prayed
the fashion of His countenance was
altered iii. 81; vi. u; tx. %. 29,, and
now. when He had ceased praying In a
certain place, In answer to a request
from one of His disciples, He taught
them this prayer. None but true be-
levers, who have become children of
ooA " iCA iHS NuIlSl. Cdu uOutSlly
say 'Our Father who art in heaven"
Concerning all others see John viii. a.;
John iii. ~. Only the poor in spirit
can hallow His name. Unbelievers
who will not submit to Him are proud
In spirit
Those who mourn because of abound
ing iniquity long for the coming of His
kingdom. The meek and lowly love
His will rather than their own and
want it done on earth as in heaven.
Those who hunger and thirst after
righteousness trust Him also for daily
bread
Although as children of God we have
the forgiveness Of all our sins Il John
Ii. 12). vet we need constant for
giveness and. being forgiven so much,
are merciful to others. We fear lest
we see not the hand of God in all
things and therefore desire the pure