The Denver star., 1915-03-13
SCHOOL.
Lesson I.-second Quarter, For
April 4, 1916.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

0y Kew D. M St0Arno.
The regular lesson would be l Sam.
xv, in which we have the record of
Saul rejected because he rejected the
word Of the Lord q Sam. xv, q, 28.
Samuel reminded him Of the time when
he was little In his own sight and how
the Lord promoted him. but because he
preferred his own thoughts and ways
to those Of the Lord he could not con-
tinue. 1t 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 q Sam. xv,
IL, 35).
1t is refreshing to turn from such a
story to that Of another rejected king.
but in this case He was rejected. by
man. not God God raised Him from
the dead and gave Him glory. He is
now alive forevermore, the Prince of
the kings of the earth. King Of kings
and Lord of lords, the true Son Of
David, yet to occupy the throne of
David and reign forever, but waiting
for His kingdom as David had to wait.
The Scripture is full of the suffer
ings Of Christ, from Gen. iii. Is, Fl, on
to the end Of the book, but it is also
full of the resurrection, the kingdom
and the glory. Willingly and Of His
own accord He Inundated Himself
unto Bethlehem and Nazareth and
Golgotha that the Scripture might be
fulfilled. but God raised Him from the
dead and gave Him glory and all pow
er in heaven and In earth that He
might rid the earth of the devil and
world, as in Gen. i. He is our "alive
forevermore" king (Rev. 1, 8. 10 wait
ing for an "alive forevermore" peo-
pie to reign with Him. II we have
seen ourselves as guilty. condemned
sinners and have seen Him bearing
our sins in His 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. 1, 9, Z; John
vi. 81. Al; Rom. iii, "a, and joyfully an
ticipate Thess. iv, 10, II; John iii,
!, 2; Col. iii, 4. His enemies made His
tomb as sure as they could by a seal
and guard of soldiers (Matt. xvii.
64-66), just about as secure as seals or
soldiers can make things today. but all
was unavsiling. He makes us 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 u Sam. XIV, 20; John <, 20.
l like much the great words OF Acts
/. 3. He showed Himself alive after
His passion by many infallible proofs.
being seen Of them forty days. and
speaking of the things pertaining to
the kingdom Of God" 1t is all 80
grand and Himself, infalli-
BILE proofs. forty days, the things of
the kingdom. He had just as infalli-
bly, foretold by the prophets and moro
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 is helpful to
keep in mind the FIVE 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 In Mary and the other women,
and, although Mary Magdalene saw
Him first, the other women are the
first to touch Him Verse o.. The rea-
son is plainly given in John *. 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
n sample of what we can do In our
gIorifed bodies. What an inspiration
It should be to us to consider 1t! These
women who SO 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
lid. Believing His word will prevent
us from spending money unwisely.
Love Is in some respects the greatest.
but In the matter of service 1t must be
faith working by love Il Cor. Kill. 10:
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 B;
Luke II. 1O and compare the Lords
peace be unto you" Of Luke xiv. 30.
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 peace (Jer.
XIX, II; Ps. xxx, III. Since Christ
10 risen our great commission is. go.
teIi!' "GO teach all nations!' go into
all the world" (verses Z. 10. 10: Mark
xvi. 15.) And II we are not 0bedient
great will be our loss. 1t is ours to
be obedient. to go quickly and tell He