The Denver star., 1915-04-03
SUNDAY )! scAoet.
Lesson I.-second Quarter, For
April 4, 1915.
the INTERNATIONAL SERIES.


Memory Verses, S, e-ce,dsn Text,
I Ger. xv, 2o-commsntary Prepared
BY Rev. D. M. 4tsarns.
The regular lesson would be Sam.
xv. in which We have the record Of
Saul rejected because he rejected the
word Of The Lord Il sam. Nv. q. 26.
Samuel reminded him Of the dme when
hs was little in his own sight and how
preferred his own thoughts and ways
to those Of the Lord he could not con-
tinue. It grieved Samuel; he cried
unto the Lord all night: he mourned
for Saul, but came no more to see him
until the day Of his death Il Sam. xv.
IL. 3O.
1t II refreshing to turn from such 4
story to that Of another rejected king,
but In this case He was rejected by
man. not God. God raissd Him from
tho dead and gave Him glory. He II
now alive forevermore, the Prince Of
the kinss Of the earth, King Of kings
David, yet to occupy the throne Of
David and reign forever. bat waiting
for His kingdom ~ David bad to wait.
Tns Scripture II full Of the suffer
ings Of Christ, from Gen. iii. 1b, Fl, on
to the end Of the book, bat 1t II also
full Of the resurrection, the kingdom
and the glory. Willingly and Of His
own accord He humiliated Himself
unto Bethlehem and Nasareth and
Golgotha that the Scripture might be
fulfllled. but God raised Him from the
dead and gave Him glory and all pow
er in heaven and In earth that He
the curse ana make it His own fair
world. ~ in Gen. 1. He u our "alive
forsvsrnors' king (Rev. 1, 8. 1S) wait
ing Tor N alive torevermore" peo-
pie to reign with HIM. II we have
seen ourselves n guilty, condemned
sinners and have seen Him bearing
our sins in Hts own body and raised
from the dead and ascended to the
right hand Of the Father and have
honestly received Him. putting all our
trust In His finished work. then We
may safely rest on Eph. !. 6, .; John
vi 81. ~: Rom. iii. ~. and joyfully an
1, 2; Col. iii, 4. His enemies made His
tomb ~ sure ~ they could BY q seal
and . guard Of soldiers (Aatt XVII.
64-o6). Just about ~ secure ~ seals or
soldiers can make tAings today, but all
was ana availink. He makes " safe
forever BY His precious blood. sealing
us by His Holy Spirit, and NO power
can break the bundle Of life In which
We are bound nor pluck US out OF His
hand q Sam. XIV, 70; John 4. ~.
like much the great words Of Acts
1. 3, He showed Himself alive after
His passion by many infalhble proofs.
being seen Of them forty days. and
speaking of the things pertaining TO
the kingdom Of God" 1t is all 10
grand and suggestive Himself. infalli-
BILE proofs. forty days, the things Of
the kingdom. He had Just a. infalli-
bly, foretold by the prophets and more
plainly BY His own words that He
would suffer and die and rise from
the dead the third day. and II His dis
cipleS had only believed His words
how much sorrow they might have
been spared and how much more Joy
they might have had! 1t - helpful to
keep in mind the fve Appearances of
the resurrection day, which were prob
ably in this order-to Mary Magdalene.
the other women, Simon Peter, the
Emmaus walk, the ten IN the evening.
Recently in Judges We saw how God
honored Deborah and other women.
Now 1t is Mary and the other women.
and, although Mary Magdalene saw
Him first, the other women are the
nrst to touch Him (verse 81. The rea-
son II plainly given in John II, II. i'm
plying that between the two appear
ings He had ascended and returned
What He did at HIS several appear
ings during those forty days gives us
sample of what we can do In our
glor1fled bodies What an inspiration
It should be to us to consider 1t! These
women who 80 loved Him and were
devoted to Him, not expecting HIS
resurrection, had bought spices with
which to anoint His dead body when
the Sabbath was past, but they never
did. Believing His word will prevent
us from spending money unwisely.
Love is in some respects the greatest.
but In the matter of service It must be
faith working by love Il Cor. Kill. 13:
Gal v, 81. Note the ministry Of angels
at His birth. In the wilderness and In
Gethsemane. as well as in our lesson.
and take comfort from Heb. !. IA. Note
the Fear not Of the angel (verse o:
Luke II. 10, and compare the Lords
Peace be unto you" Of Luke xiv. 80.
and hear His own voice to you In many
similar sayings. for all His thoughts
to His people. however unworthy we
may be, are thoughts Of pence Ger.
xxx, IL; Ps. XIX, III. since Christ
IL risen our great commission is Go.
falli,, "(1o teach all nafionair ..Go infn