The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-08
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
GOD PROVIDES A LEADER
By HIGHT {. MOORE

/ he determined 10 investigate.
THE HOLY GROUND
The Holy Ground emphasized
the authority of God. As Moses
started toward the flaming acacia
| shrub, what was his surprise to
hear from the fire mis- own name
twice repeated. Perhaps with bat
ed breath he answered: "Here am
/ L.. Then came the challenge to
his reverence. He must not draw
nigh for cold investigation or in
reckless familiarity. Hence the
command to remove his sandals
for ne was indeed standing on
Holy Ground. At once, no doubt.
Moses obeyed the voice. He knew
! himself in the presence Of the
Supernatural, and stood barefoot
by the desert bush afre with God.
THE HEAVENLY VOICE
The Heavenly Voice declared
the purpose of God. The miracle
was more than a magnet to at
tract; il was a message to be
heard and needed. And it was
threcfold: (n There was a proc
lamation of divinity. Il am the
God of thy father, the God of
Abraham. the God Of Isaac. and
the God of Jacob" Perhaps Moses
had surmised the presence of God
in the mysterious fame. but this
declaration defiifnitelv identified
the Author OF the message and We
wonder not the Divine Self-revela-
ton. the promise of lSraeFS dellV-
ance. The woes and wailing of the
nation had been seen and heard
and known bv Jehovah. Surely
this was cOndOling; but more so
was the announcement that the
| day of delivcrance was not hand,
with God Himself present 10 de-
liver and 20 lead His people unto
a land flowing with milk and
honey" II will be the land OF
| Canaan promised of old to the
| fathers, a land to be rrtakcn nom
the various tribes now uSurping
il. (3) There was the call of the
dehvcrer. II was from God; it was
ito Moses: and it was unmiStaE-
able. IL was the precise mission to
which Moses twOScOre years pre-
viously had aspired.
THE CHOSEN LEADER
The Chosen Leader Obeyed the
call of God. The desert had
taught meekneSS and so Moses
shrank from the colossal task:
"Who am i?" But God assured
him that he was neither to go nor
TO work alone: 81 will be with
thee" And Sinai was named as
the place of sacrifice and service
on the journey to Canaan. At first
hesitant. Moses finally needed the
call of God and became the lead
or of Israel.
HEED GOOD AND LEAD MEN
OBLIGED God and Stop. Moses
was busy at an honorable, though
humble task. Now God wanted
him TO lead ISrcal instead of
sheep. The stop at Sinai changed
the shepherd into statesman.
Stop and change when God says
So.
] (2) Heed God and See. If
| Moses was first drawn to the
burning bush by simple curiosity.
ne remained before il in sublime
faith: for he behcld the fire of the
Divine Presence. May we not see
God in many a flaming shrub to-
day?
go Heed GoG and Hear.
From the glowing acacia came the
voice divine: have we answered
"Here am l." 1t is the Voice of
command and commission; have
we. like Moses. heard and needed?
(DHecd God and Worship.
! When God appears, changing the
desert into holy ground, we
should stand back in awe, unsan-
dial our feet in reverence, and
hide our faces i'm humility. He is
God and beside him there is none
else.
60 Heed God and Trust. al
am the God of thv father" said
Jehovah. And Moses instantly
saw the shining path of Provi-
dence back to Abraham and be-
I fore. And he could trust for the
future. So can we.
CD Heed God and Sympa-
thize. God saw the afflictiOn Of
His people, knew their sorrows,
heard their cry. Moses Sympathiz-
ed with oppressed Israel, or he
never could have been the deliv-
erer. Are we sympathetic?
CD Heed God and Serve.
Sympathy is good, but service
must follow. Isreal must be res
cued from Egypt. trained in the
wilderness, settled in a conquer
ed Canaan. The great leader must
be a great servant.
(S) Heed God and Hope. 1t
was a long, rough road from the
Nile to the Jordan; out Canaan.
the land of promise, plenty and
power. lay beyond. So let us hope
as we undertake and undergo.
| CO.. Heed God and Cooperate.
/ Rightly Moses realized his own
inSufficiency; but God would 90
with TO guide, empower, and