The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-05-21

| LESSON TEXT-Luke 1O:3S-i2: Pol, So
| ii Tim 3:l4, 10
! GOLDEN TEXT-Chldren, obey yovr
! parents in ali things: for this is WELL
| pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, pro-
woke not your children 10 anger. lest they
| be discouraged.-Col 800 n
| REFERENCE MATERIAI-Col. 3:ls-
%; IL Tim. l:3-6; Tit 2:l-S.
| PRIMARY TOPIC-Helping to Make
! Home Happy
JUNIOR TOPIC Making Home Happy.
| INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Being a Christian at Home.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
the Christian Ideal Of Family Life.
The Lesson Committee has made an
| infelicitous choice of title for this les
son. The teacher would better ignore
it and give himself to the explanation
of the passages of Scripture selected,
as they are of immense Importance.
I. The Behavior of Martha and Mary
When Jesus Was in the Home duke
10 :3S-42).
The attitude of Martha and Mary
toward Jesus was the same they both
| loved Him sincerely.
!. Jesus welcomed into Martha's
home, ". 39). Though Jesus had no
home of His own, into this home He
could come at any time and throw off
the restraints incident to a public min
istry. How pleasant it is to enter a
home where one can feel lat home" In
Martha's home Jesus was welcomed
for what He was, not for what He
might appear to be. This home was
His special retreat in the last days
of His life on earth.
3. Mary sitting at Jesus feet ".
39). Though this was Martha's home,
her sister Mary lived with her. Mary
had peculiar spiritual insight which
prompted her to sit at Jesus feet and
listen tc His words. The real place
to hear Jesus word is at His feet.
Let no one imagine that Mary did
not render any service. The little
word "also" implies that she had taken
her turn at service.
3. Martha's complaint ". 4O). She
was DESTROYS of preparing the very
best possible meal for Jesus because
she loved Him. She was mistaken as
to what pleased Jesus. He much
prefers the love which concerns itself
with Him than for His. Because of
her failure to perceive this she was
numbered about much serving" Her
serving got on her nerves; she became
distracted. In her distraction she not
only found fault with Mary, but even
censured Jesus for allowing Mary to
sit at His feet while the dinner was
not finished. In order to serve Jesus
without distraction one must first sit
at His feet and listen to His words.
This gives personal pOise.
4. Jesus reply (vv. Al, 42). ID He
rebuked Martha, telling her that she
was careful and troubled about many
things. Those who are concerned with
the Master are anxious for nothing
(Phil. 4 81. The one thing needful for
every life is to sit at Jesus feet. The
time to choose this place is in the
day of sunshine (2) He commends
Mary. MARY hath chosen that good
part which shall not be taken away"
Those who choose this good part can
not be robbed OF it by circumstances,
friends. or foes.
u. Jesus, the obedient Son duke
2:51, 52).
Although Jesus was conscious of His
deity and divine mission, He rendered
due obedience as a faithful son. Since
He was known as the carpenters son
Matt. 1850, and the carpenter
Mark 6:3), it is reasonable to sup
pose that He assisted Joseph in his
work as a carpenter, and after Jo-
seph's death He, as the eldest son Of
the family, continued with the trade
to support the family. Indeed, tradi-
ton has it that soon after they found
Him i'm the temple at the age of
twelve, Joseph died leaving the care
of the family upon Him. The obedient
child is really about his fathers bus
mess when running errands for moth
er in loving obedience to her request.
Asking questions in the temple, Of the
doctors, was no more His divinely ap-
pointed work than rendering obedience
and being subject to His parents. The
obedience which He rendered was a
glad and free obedience. He did not
chafe under the drudgery of the COM
mon place. In this free obedience He
grew up. Right development can only
be had in useful service.
III. Timothy's Home Training OH
Tim. 3:14, 49,.
This is picture of a real Christian
home. From child, that is, a babe.
Timothy was taught the Holy Scrip
lures ". 15). This teaching was not
done in the Sunday school, but In the
home of his mother (II Tim. 10y. The
Sunday school can never take the
place of home teaching. Timothy had
a cody ancestry. His mother had
the good sense to fill his mind with
the word of God before it became pre-
occupied with other things. The rea-
son this is so important is because
the Scriptures are God-breathed, and
able to make one wise. The wisdom
which is obtained from the Scriptures
leads to Christ. the only Savior, in
whom alone is salvation (Acts 4:12).