The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL;
Lesson V.-First Quarter, For
Feb. !, 1914
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.


Luke XII, documentary by Rev. D.
M. Stearns.
To pray in reality and know a full
fllment Of Matt. XXI, %, "All things
whatsoever We shall ask in prayer, be-
lieving, We shall receive" or Mark ri,
"a, What things soever ye desire,
when We pray, believe that ye receive
and ye shall have" or John XIV, z, "If
ye 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 ozark xi, 25, 26; I John i'll,
%; v, IA; Jas. /, g.; ", 81. Another
word to be we'll considered lis John
xiv, IS, IA, "Whatsoever ye shall ask
in My name, " y y If ye shall ask any
thing in My name, I will do it." This
last always seems more plain to me
when I consider a man on the road, q
commercial traveller. in the name of q
business house, O concern or company.
This man, representing the firm, can
transact only such business in its name
as 1t is engaged in. Anything outside
Of that cannot be in it's name.
When the question Is asked by the
Lord In lisa. vi, 8, Whom shall I send,
and who will go for us?' we naturally
ask. For what purpose does He wish
to send us? Then we think Of some
Of IA Lords sayings when He was
here on earth: 1.-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
Of Him that sent me and to finish His
work" John ", Sd; v. 30; vi, 80, 81.
Then we remember His words to His
Father concerning His sent ones: GAS
Thou hast sent me into the world, even
so have / also sent them into the
world. They are not Of the world.
even as I am not of the world" Also
His words to the disciples after His
resurrection. GAS my Father hath sent
me, even so send I you" John XXX, 21).
Our lesson says that "as He was
praying in a certain place q q y one
of His disciples said. Lord, teach us to
pray (verse y. Then He gave them
this prayer, which He had also given
on a former occasion (Matt. vi, 9-13);
spoke Of the necessity of importantly
and Of every n 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 (or, 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-
~qationship to the Father as His chill
dren II 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 hat He will certainly see to
the supply Of all that Is needed to
garry on His work.
He being all wisdom and having ali
power, we must have unbounded con-
fdence in His management, In His
way Of doing things and in His time
for attending to Jul needs. All this
and much more is included in this
prayer. the petitions of which those
who read my notes know that I 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 q
mountain to pray. and as He prayed
the fashion Of His countenance was
altered iii, 81; vi, II; tx, %, 29), and
now, when He had ceased praying in O.
certain place, in answer to a request
from n of His disciples, He taught
them this prayer. None but true be-
levers, who have become children Of
God by receiving Christ, can honestly
say "Our Father who art in heaven"
Concerning all others see John viii, A:
/ John ILL. L.. 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 ana
want 1t 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 Q John
III. l2l. yet we need constant fors
giyeness 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
heart which hates evil and the eyfl
n and longs for the reign OF the
Prince Of Peace In us and in the world.
that the kingdom. the power and the
glory may be manifestIy His. The
importantly reminds us OF lisa. xii.
Q. z. where believers as the Lords
reu1embrances are urged to take no
rest and give Him no rest till He
makes Jerusalem a praise I'm the earth
(see margin and revised rersion). for
that will mea the coming OF the king