The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-04-04
LESSON FOR APRIL 6
ooo THE FATHER ALMIGHTY,

ooo THE FATHER ALMIGHTY.
LESSON TExTs-Genesis III. q: Psaims
led-l4; Matthew sA-s4.
GOLDEN TExT-Our Father whs ART
IN heaven. hallowsd be thy nams-Aat.
ADDITIONAL Observation-Disclosures
my 81. s: Psalms l4s:I-1l; Isaiah sl-s;
Matthew n:36-ss: John A:2<: l John %:7-l0
PRIMARY TOPIC-Ths Heavenly "a.
thers care for his children.
Father
INTERMEDIATE ToPIc-what ~
sWe 70 eur Father IN Heaven
:. God the Creator tGen. III. ~.
God was before all things. God the
uneaussd cause IL the cause Of all
thinss. Before the mountains were
brought forth. or ever thou hadst
formed the earth and the world, even
from everlasting to everlasting. thou
art God" psalm 90 O:2). The uni
verse came into being BY the will and
act q the personal being called God.
In verse one 10 enunciated the sub
lime philosophy Of every right life. In
~ beginning Of all science and philes-
opAy-0od; in the beginning Of every
tffs-0od; in the beginning Of every
ysas-God: In the beginning Of every
day-ood; In the beginning Il every
businsss-0od; In the beginning Of ev-
cry thought. plan and human relation
ship-0od. Conviction a. to this ssts
one tree from the false philosophy Of
the aSe. Man himself 10 q creation Of
God. not an evolution. Man was Gre
ateA in the likeness and image Of God
xAls prssludss the foolish idea that
maa asesndsd from and through Q
brutA He came into being By q sps-
elal creative act Of God. having been
presided BY special council Of the
oodhead (0sn. I 20. ~. Those who
believe this record rspudiate the Oar
winian theory Of mans origin ~ not
soly . human vagary. but 4 vicious
philosophy inspired by the devil. When
man came forth from the Creators
hands he was neither q savage nor q
baby: he possessed the powers Of q
mature man. A. an example Of the
maturity Of his intellect. he named the
animals a. they passed before him.
u. God the Prsssrver (Psalms 100 |:
l-14).
All created things would perish were
Il not for the preserving msroies Of
God. It embraces the following grae-
Ions beneficial acts: I. Torgivss all
iniQuities ". 81. Pardon IL the prime
necessity II moral things are to be
preserved. 2. Healsth all diseases ".
81. This refers to the healing Of the
body and the soul. Renovation Of
mans moral nature II necessary. 3.
Redsemsth the life from destruction
". -. Redemption implies the pay
nent Of all demands against the debt.
Or. God In Christ performs the part
which the individual failed to perform,
and crowns him with the full right Of
eitizenship In his Kingdom. 4. "Sat-
isneth thy mouth" ". 81. This means
that God satisfies all legitimate desires
and thus the youth 10 renewed. The
original capacities are restored to their
native vigor. s. Executeth righteous
ness and Judgment wv. 6-14). The
wrongs Of life are righted and thus
man IL relieved Of the burdens which
they entail. He extends his pity to-
ward rs.
~. God Our Father (Afatt. 0:24-84).
Christ came to reveal the Father.
The subjects Of the kingdom will love
him a. q child loves its father.
1. Undivided affection ". 24). The
child Of the heavenly Father makes the
unequivocal choice between God and
the world. for unless God has the arst
place he has no place.
:. Not anxious about food and cloth
ing wv. 1882. ~ 1t 10 useless ".
27). Anxiety can bring nothing. my
God will supply all our needs" (Phil.
4:1e). (2) 1t shows distrust Of the
Father wv. $500. In the measure
that one 10 anxious about these things
he shows his lack Of faith in the abil-
ity and love Of God. II We would
please God We must come to him in
faith (Heb. II :0). The birds and how-
ers shame us In this wv. 2620). (0)
II II Aeathsnish ". 81. We Do not
wonder that those who are ignorant Of
God should manifest anxiety. but for
mis- children to do 20 II to play the
hsathen. He knows that We have need
Of temporal things and II he cares for
the flowers and birds he will surely
not allow his children to suffer.
3. He diligently seeks the kingdom
Of God (vv. 50, 34). He subordinatss
temporal things to things Of the spirit.
Chis shows the right relationship that
q child Of God 10 to sustain to secu-
lar Affairs. This does not mean that Q
child Of 0sA does not exercise proper
forethought In making . support fer
himself and family. The warning 70
not against legitimate forethought
bat anxious worry.
Por0eeSulnese ~ Self.
A trus perception Of the Gospel 70