The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-10
Sunday School
Lesson

Sunday School Lesson for Sept
Scripture: Acts 17-16-31.

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Central thought I'm Him we live,
and move, and have our being"
Papl found a people VINO were very
religious, but they didn't know God,
in Whom they had their being, and
sad indeed that we don't have to go
to Athens to find such people, but IN
our very midst. And God in lisa. first
chapter, puts such people below the
OK of the field. The OK knoweth his
masters crib but My people don't
know"
l heard an Indian say, I'VE thank
you for bringing your God to us, but
the God we had we knew. But we
find lot of your people don't know
your God very we'll
You see the devil is chuck full of
religion, but he has no salvation, nor
does he want you to have any and if
you listen to him, you won't have any.
Such people drift from ism to ism or
so-called church to church, but they
never get acquainted with God. They
sit under the preaching of Billy Sun
day week after week and other of the
best ministers of the land and after
ii all not one whit better, because
! they never get acquainted with God
| was holding meeting in Peru, Ind.
A very live fellow in so many ways
said to me: l heard you last night
and you did me lot Of good but now
| let me tell you what l think about
it And he unloaded After he was
through l said, Now what will you
give me for my think? Well, he didn't
know. Will you give me a cent? He
I said Wall N.Y. OH Mt I,
as it isn't worth cent to you 1t isn't
our think. but what God says A fell
low said only the other day DO you
know, Jim, that some of the greatest
Bible readers are infdels?'' Yes | do.
but I also know a fellow can read the
Bible all his life and not know God
But no one can prayerfully study the
Bible end be an infidel gerry long. The
Bible has a printed page, like our
school books and news papers, but it
has more Let the Holy Spirit go in
it with you and He will show you a
depth below the surface the natural
man can never get al. The believer
must have diving bell that the Holy
Spirit is so anxious to be.
In John, chapter 1415-16 and 1, !
John 2-27, we find the way.
Paul doesn't name Him but de-
scribes Him and His work Il have
a book in my caboose in which | read
that man made God instead OF God
making man. Think. of it. Paul is !
telling them of the Lord of heaven
and earth, Who is the author of all
things, Who giveth all things-life,
breath and not only so but wants to
be Savior from sin of all, because
all need Him. One has said, What
seriousness, what an earnestness,
what dignity, is given to- life, old
or young, which is really seeking our
God" Oh, to feel after Him in
prayerful study in the Bible and by
those who do know Him. What we
are and all we are we owe to Him.
No wonder great man wrote over
his door the words, Live innocently,
God is here
In verse 80, The times of ignorance
God overlooked And that includes
all times of ignorance of every mar
before the Savior is brought to him.
After that, it is either repentance and
salvation or judgment and all this is
found running through the Old Tes-
lament il types.
| think I've told you before of the
son OF judge, some years ago, who
had committed a crime All said his
father would get him out of that But
the day of his trial came. The Judge
said, Young man, you are charged
with crime. What is your plea?
Guilty" answered the boy. The
judge said, 81 am compelled by .the
law to send you to prison for or
a fine of =" So he gave him fine
and ordered him back to Jail. After
he was taken out the Judge laid off
the robe of his bench, stepped down to
the clerk and said. Il want to pay
that young mans fine After being
paid, the bailiff was sent to the cella
to release him. When told his fine
was paid by his father he began to
cry and said, mo not my father; he
sent me to prison. | looked every
where for friend, but found none'
No. was the answer, your crime con-
demned you, the law sent you to
prison and your father paid your fine.
You need savior and if you haven't |
taken Him, will you? Yes, know the
devil made it seem like mockery to
me, when | wanted to look up out OF
my sin and need of Him. There was
no place for mockery. l should say
no, nor is there today, in my case or
yours.
This lesson is being written June
13. This morning | saw the beans
l had planted in my garden pushing
their way up through the ground, that |
was hardened by the rain and sun |
IWhy?' Because of the life in them.
Oh, don't You see it. He spoke and it
was so. He commanded and it stood
fest Pisa. 1873.
job said, "Acquaint now thyself |
with Him and lie at peace" Oh, if !
could take you in my arms and
carry you in where God will like you
to be. you'd never come out.
Always yours for His. salvation.
]. NJ. BERWICK