The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-11-23
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER Is
A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING.

a Psalm OF THANKSGIVING.
LESSON TExT-Psalms 100.
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;s. and forget not all his bensfts--Ps
This Psalm II mans response to the
goodness and mercy of God. It ex-
presses the Joy and gratitude OF q for
given sinner as he worships before
God. There II too much in this Psalm
for one to attempt to set It forth, 90
We must be content to display some Of
its most prominent notes.
.. Mans Entire Being should cling
0od's PraIss, v. I. The true worship-
per praises God with every faculty Of
his being; his intellect, emotion, de-
sires, affections all unite in praising
Jehovah. The entire being responds
In q song Of harmonious praise. Some
praise God with their voices but not
with their hearts: some with their In
tellect but not with their affections:
some with their emotions but not with
their wills. That praise which involves
the entire being alone is pleasing to
God.
u. The Benefits Granted, Wv. 20. The
Psalmist exhorts man not to forget all
Gods benefits. This seems to be need
ed now as well as then. for most of US
are better at remembering our troubles
and adversities, our losses and our sor-
rows, than we are ut remembering our
mercies and blessings. 1t would be a
good thing for some of us to keep q
record Of the good things of life and
see that, after all, our blessings out
weigh our burdens. We have more
days of sunshine than Of clouds, more
joys than we have Of sorrows. more
hours when we are free from pain than
we suffer with pain. II God were
as forgetful Of us us we are Of Him,
life would be nard indeed.
~ Forgiveness Of sins, Y. 8. In
forgiveness We are freed from the
curse Of sin and its blight and burdens
are removed. We are not only for
given, but we are healed Of sins dis
ease not only freed from the burdens
Of sin but Of Its effects, 80 that we do
not 60 after the things Of this world.
To be saved for heaven means that
we are saved from the world.
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oeen saved by Christ giving himseii
as ransom for our souls.
(3) Satisfaction, v. 5. When God
redeems, He SO thoroughly renews the
man that the good things which he
gets from God satisfy him. His bless
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should pe Praissd' w. 7-lS. THESE
attributes nave been displayed In COCA
dealings with mis- CHOSEN people.
~ Merciful and gracious, '. 8. He
IL slow to anger and plenteous In mer.
g. An example Of his mercy 10 seen
In the father Of the prodigal son run.
ming to meet his son and kissing him.
A very little thought will make very
evident how God withholds his anger
and waits patiently for an opportunity
to extend his mercy.
(2) He will not always "chide," w.
S-12. When God forgives he forgives
forever. Men say they forgive, but
how often they "chide' and keep
anger" God has not dealt with M &C
cording to our sins, for, N the heav-