The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-21
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Place Of Religion In Nations Life
By HIGHT c. MOORE

| led by the Lord in all their jour
neys. And they arrived! (2)
Guidance in life of daily worr;,
ship. There in the sight OF all
Israel through all their journeys
was the sanctuary, cloud-covered
by day and luminous by night;
God was with them. And God VIII
be with his people now!
RELIGION is VITAL IN A
| NATIONS LIFE NJ
az God Is the Lord in Ma
TONS Life. 81 am the Lord their
God" He is the Supreme Ruler
of all nations. He should be
recognized as the Supreme Ruler
by everybody in each and every
nation.
I2) Gods Servant Is the Leader
in Nations Life. "Moses-speak
also both Aaron and his sons,
TO minister to me-" The true
leader speaks for God. He is a
prophet to his people. He has
understanding of the times to
know what Israel ought to do.
90 Gods People Are the Build
ers in a Nations Life. Every
man that giveth it willingly with
his heart" There is good work
for every good man to do. That
work is voluntary. 1t is animated
by willing spirit. 1t is therefore
| loval and constructive
(4) Gods Resources Are the
Support in a Nations Life. "That
they bring me an offering-take
my offering" He not only gives
wealth but also the power to get
| it. Then he gives it value. Also
he calls for it for the public good.
So we get to give, and the more
we give, the more we get.
(5) Gods Sanctuary Is the
Citadel in a Nations Life. "Let
them make me sanctuary"
I Think of what the Tabernacle did
for Israel in the wilderness.
Think of what the Temple did for
Israel in Canaan. Think of what
Christian churches done for many
peoples in many lands through
many centuries!
(6) Gods Worship Is the In
spiration in a Nations Life. 81
will meet will dwell among the
children of Israel" At the Mercy
seat we grid for mighty service.
We can do and be our best as a
people only when God dwells in
our midst.
.(O Gods Truth Is the Law in
a Nations Life. "They shall
know" First, know God as Lord
and Saviour. Then seek and Sc
cure and use the knowledge of
God. Finally, fit it into every
fold and crevice of national life.
q Gods Presence Is the
Strength in Nations Life. "The
glory of the Lord filled the taber-
nacle." The glory of God mani
fest in a nation involves and in
sures the good Of all the people
in that nation and everybody who
has any relations whatever with
it.
(9) Gods Guidance Is the Sc
curity in a Nations Life. when
the cloud was taken up-if the
cloud were not taken up" Israel
knew when and where to go into
camp, and also when and where
to go on the march. There was
safety every step of the way and
at every stop on the way. Gods
hand was at the helm!
(10) Gods Faithfulness Is the
Hope in a Nations Life. "By day
by Neutrality-suspicious. all their
journeys" God never forsook his
people one single moment day or
night, summer or winter. The
cloud and the fire are steady as
the pole-star but mobile as the
will lof God. Whether therefore
we stand still or stride onward we
see the salvation Of the Lord for
his people.
GOLD IN THE GOLDEN TEXT
Blessed is the nation whose God
is the Lord. Psalm 1912.
Religion Is the secret OF HatioH-
al blessing. The nation can be
Christian only as the individuals
composing it are Christian. Re-
ligion is a personal matter, not a
state affair; voluntary, not fore
ed. The only way to make a ma
ton Christian is to make its peo-
pie Christian. AS the individuals
united in a nation recognize God
as the ruler of their lives, they |
will magnify him as the ruler Of |
their nation and all nations. He
will never be actual sovereign in
the state until he is real sover-
eign in the soul. Then the choice |
will be mutual. The people choose
Jehovah as their God and ac-
knowledge him as regnant in the |
body polite; and God chooses
such people for his inheritance,
granting unto them his unfailing |
protection and his illimitable pos
sessions. Happy is that nation!
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