Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-06

ures Were imperishable and inviolable.
Christ's rebuke of materialism and
the motive of His command to Lay
not up treasures on earth lies in the
fact that inevitably such man be-
comes selfish. double-minded and
haraAsed by anXieties. If the treasure
| is he'd the heart is apt to be chained
to earh and lost to God. The Mas
ter has given us two illustrations on
this point-one drawn from physiol-
ogy and the other sociology. The per-
| son who, with single-hearted devo-
| ton, places his investments in heaven
is like a man whose eyes are clear
and have a perfect focus. The man
who tries to divide his interests will
be man with diseased eye, who
sees double and is deceived by the
|unspeakably- dangerous condition Or
he will be like the man who tries
to serve two masters. He will find
that this is impossible.
The only reason man will not put
his Investments into the treasures of
God to provide for his future.
Anxiety for the future. fear of the
poorhouse. distracts the mind and
reveals lack of confidence in Gods
power to rule the commissary depart
ment SO that the wants of all would
supervision. Christ advances four
reasons for trusting the Fathers care
absolutely in all earthly matters, as
we'll as spiritual affairs: % The God
who gives life. which is the greatest
thing. will see that the lesser gifts
will be provided. ca If God supplies
the birds with food. provides for the
lily's growth. and clothes the grass
with it's cover of green, shall He not
much more care for man? His
providence will provide for our needs
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improvidence and lack of sowing and
reaping. Man must work if he ex-
poets to eat. If one has done his
best he can leave the rest with God.
CD Even if men are anxious about
their lives and living, they are help
less without Gods BLESSING, as they
are in trying to add eighteen inches
to their height % Anxiety may be
excusable in heather. but it ought
not to have any place in the mind of
a child of God. The Father knows our
needs and will provide for our wants.
If we trust Him and do His will and
work. then we can face the future
icourageously and confidential1y. There
is a sacredness in daily tasks. when
we trust Him and realize that He is
present with US at all times and under
all circumstances. If one seeks first
his kingdom. all his needs will be
provided.
| Love is the most fundamental social
| law of Christ's gospel. 1t is the one
thing that men need. especially when
| they judge one another. If we love
las we ought to love our fellowMen,
I how much more lenient would we be
| in our decisions and criticism of
: them. One of the evils of an external
. religion is that it is apt to be UNI
sympathetic and censorious. The
beam in ones own eye prevents one
| from removing the mote in another
!eye.
! The pharisee praying in the temple
could not keep the tendency OF Judg-
! ings others from his petitions There
are Determinations based upon knowl-
edge. but there exists limit to man
give not that which is holy to dogs.
or to cast pearls before swine. which
implies a palpable act of judgment,
stands in immediate connection. with
the prohibition of judging, which one
governed by the law of love would
not attempt. His veto of judging was
lin harmony with His teaching of
brotherly love.
| Love summons one frequently to the
! Father Christ based his assurance
THAT prayer would be answered upon
the truth of the Fatherhood of God.
Jesus compares Gods feeling toward
His disciples by a lesson drawn from
the home life that revealed the
iearthly father love for his children.
No father would deny his hungry
him by giving stone. The lasting
| and long suffering affection of an
learthly parent gives confidence to his
child to approach the father with an
assurance that his requests will be
answered If this is the case with