The Arvada enterprise., 1923-02-01
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY
TIE GRACE OF GRATITUDE

LESSON TEXT-Luks u:u.D.
GOLDEN TExT-Entsr Into His gates
with Thanksgiving. and into His courts
with praise: bs thankful unto him. and
bless His naIns.-Psalm loo:A
REFERENCE lIATERIAL-I chron
0:lo-s: Psalm 11s:l-lA: Matt ls:11-k:
Phil. l:e-7.
PRIMARY ToPIc-A Man Who was
Thankful.
JUNIOR TOPIC = Remembering 70
Thank God.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
-1..s Grace Of Gratitude.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-Cultivating the Habit Of Gratitude.
Jesus Is now on His way to Jerusa.
lem where He will be offered up for
the sins Of the people. It was fitting
that He should Eass through the coun-
try Of the Samarltans. for He was the
Savior Of all men. On this occasion
He came In touch with q colony Of
ten fepers, and His healing Of them ex-
hibits the condition Of human nature
and the workings Of His divine grace.
.. Their Awful Ah!letien ". 12).
They were lepers. Leprosy 10 q con-
tagfous disease which rots of the
members Of the body and eventuates
In death. It may be unnotlced in the
blood Of the person for years. 1t IL
Of such q foul nature that the one
thus ahiicted IL cast out from society.
This segregation was In accordance
with the Mosaic law (Lev. 13 :48). Il
was q kind Of Naaman quarantine
measure. Leprosy has always been
regarded a. type Of sin. even at
times visited upon people for some
sin. Examples, the leprosy Of Gehaxi
III Kings 81; Miriam (Num. 12): Ux-
siah III Kings ID :5). Sin has come into
the world and flows from generation
to generation through the racial
stream, 10. that al! are sinners (Rom.
6:l2). Though sin may be hidden. II
eventually breaks out and destroys the
body. Evidences Of this are seen on
every hand. There Is no need OF Bible
proof Of its reality.
u. Their Cry for Mercy ". l3).
They were in great need. No hu.
man help was available. They had
somehow heard how Jesus had healed
some lepers. Where there is real heal
ing II Ia bound to be noised about. This
aroused faith in them. Faith cOmeth
by hearing, and hearing by the Word
Of God" (Rom. 1O:17). As He came
their way they called for mercy. It is
the privilege Of all sinners to call
upon Jesus Christ for mercy. Saliva.
tion from the most awful sins will
surely come to all who cry unto Him
In sincerity.
~. siddsn to Go 70 the Priests
". 14).
Before the lepers were healed they
were to show themselves to the
priests, according to the Mosaic lnw
(I.ev. 14:1-32). AZ they went in faith
they were healed. While God goes he
fore in the work Of salvation, yet lie
demands Of the sinner faith. Faith In
the cause Of His action. Activity on
the sinners part Ia necessary 30 that
Gods grace can flow Into him. Faith
expresses itself In action. BY this
means the divine power and human
need are united. The only faith need
Cd 70 for the sinner 10 realize the heal
Ing power Of Christ. and n this 10
acted upon there 10 the consequent in
crease which results In complete sal.
walton. Cleansing IL realised through
obedience.
". The Gratitude q the One wv.
10, l6).
Perceiving that he was healed Of his
ieprosy, the Samaritan turned back
and with q loud voice glorihed God.
He even fell down on his face and
gave thanks The one least expected
to show gratitude for this great mercy
was the one who sincerely expressed
Il.
v. vhs Gratitude q the Nine Wv.
17-l9).
Presumably they were Jews. TIE
very ones who should have been most
grateful did not show any aprrecia.
tion. They were content to get much
from Christ without giving Him any.
thing. He expects thoos who experi.
snce His salvation to give Him their
lsve and gratitude. The Lord u hurt
when saved sinners 20 Of with the
blessing Of salvation - though they
had stolen II. Many take all they can
Get from Christ and give nothing In 70
turn. All the blessings Of civilization
are ours through Christ, yet how few
thank Him for them. The proportion
Of those who are ungrateful for the
blessings which Christ brought IL per.
haps nine to one. The fact that graft.
tuds was expressed BY Samaritan
shows how often We are shamcd BY
the devotion Of those less favored
than ourselves.
Finding os6.
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