Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
Sunday School Lesson
Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson.

Men may forget to remember the
Lord If they do they will reap their
reward. The wealthy farmer thought
that he had much goods laid up many
years" and he proposed to take life
easy. He would "eat, drink and be
by the message, Thou fool, this night
thy life shall be required Of thee"
When greed ana seIashness dominate
the heart one is apt % take the wrong
position on questions pressing for So
luton. The temperance and every
other question would be quickly solved
If We could face them free from COW
etousness and personal desire.
A great problem faces the world az
this moment. Back of the economic
depression Is q moral one. Back of
the moral one Is a religious one. The
condition is worldwide and through
out every land and in every religion
there has been in recent years o de-
parture from the faith of the fathers.
This has resulted in materialistic
age that has shut God out of their pro-
gram Men may be Indifferent, but
they are finding that Jehovah Is the
Master of men and nations. The one
way to restore a prosperous era in the
commercial world today Is through q
religious revival The depression OF
the moment will come to an end
through a revival of faith in God and
men: business will then take on new
life.
Faithful and UnfaithfuL
In an endeavor to promote true hv--
ing among His followers, Jesus called
upon them to exercise faith in God. He
was not satisfied with sounding the note
of warning against the avaricious and
materialistic spirit that makes wealth
the greatest object of ambition. lie
urged them to live a life of faith, free
from all anxiety and worry, by pointing
out how the Heavenly Father fed the
birds Of the air and clothed with beauty
the flowers Of the field. If He did this
for the birds and flowers, surely He Will
care for His children. This fact should
encourage us to always seek first the
Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
II we give ourselves to the work of saw
ing souls and the promotion Of right
eouSnesS, peace and JOY in the Holy
Ghost, we are sure of getting reward.
Looking toward His return, OUR Lord
pointed out that those whom He found
watching, when He comes again, would
be blessed, or happy. This He taught
by q parable concerning the wise serV-
ant. He had been assigned an honor
able task during the Masters absence.
He proved his loyalty to Him by efficient
service that demonstrated the servants
character and capability, so that as a
reward there was given to him still
larger service II We watch for our
Lords coming we will work till He
comes.
Christ realized the peril that some
would be called upon to face, so He
warned them against unfaithfulneSs.
There was an assured happiness for the
faithful servant and He also pointed out
that the man, who because the Lord
delayed His coming became unfaithful,
would be punished The heart is the
place where unfaithfulnesS starts, SO
we need to be careful that We do not
doubt the Lords promises and COM
mence to eat and drink with the world.
Doubt, that starts unrest in business
with such disastrous results, will bring
similar results upon all the unfaithful.
They will receive double penalty. They
will certainly suffer. for they will be
cut aSunder" from the presence of the
Lord and sent to share the woe of the
unbelievers. II our thoughts are wrong,
we cannot do right.
America has been highly honored OF
God. He has a right to expect that we
will serve Him by watching for His re-
turn and working along the lines of His
teachings, so that We may be ready fdr
His coming. Let US. therefore. obey the
golden text: do not get drunk with
wine-that means profligacy--but be
filled with the Spirit"