The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-02
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Serving by Personal Devotion to Christ
By HIGHT {. MOORE

should fail and fall, and that ne
would die before he would deny
his Lord. We see him arming him.
self with a sword in order to be
ready, as he thought, for any
emergency. But he was a sound
sleeper in Gethsemane while
Jesus prayed in agony. Yet he
was furious fighter when Judas
appeared with an armed guard to
arrest Jesus, for he attempted to
behead the high priests servant.
And he was a PARKWAY follower
as Jesus was taken back to the
city for the trial. The arraign.,
ment before Annas was preceded
I by Peters first denial (Which was
simply careless statement) and
followed by his second and third
denials 1.-THE one compromising
and the other confirmed) within
the hour or so before the cock
Growing. But the look Of the Lord
brought him to his senses and
sent pcnitential tears gushing hot
down his checks.
PERSONAL DEVOTION TO
CHRIST PLEASES HIM
(D Personal Devotion Prcpar-
ing. can alabaster box Of ONT
ment of spikenard very precious. y
"Mary's perfume was worth la
borer's wages for nearly year.
No doubt it was the most valuable
thing in the house. And it was
secured on purpose.
(2)- Personal Devotion Pouring
Out. "She brake the box, and
poured it on his head" Ought we
not TO give Jesus our very best?
Nothing else would satisfy Mary.
Will anything else satisfy Christ ?
Let the flask be broken, the pre-
cious contents poured over the sa-
cred head, and the room be filled
with the odor. 1t is not waste to
"waste" on Jesus.
go Personal Devotion Crit
cizcd. "Thcre were some that had
indignation = they murmured
against her" See the face of Ju-
das cloud at what he saw. How
he wished he could handle the
funds that flask would bring +!
Greed and envy are yet in the
earth. Hear the bitter words roll
off the tongue of Judas. He cared
not for ,wounding Mary, disturb
ing the company, OF detractlng
from Christ. He was a cOvetouS
cynic, :&~ ,t
(4). Personal Devotion Com
mehded. "She hath wrought a
good work on me = She hath
done what she could" The crit
les may rage, but Jesus appre.
ciates. He knows what it cost US
to give him our best. When Jesus
speaks for us, we are hardly sor-
ry that Judas spoke against us.
How safe we are with him as our
Defender! p 49, 49,. ,'.
(5) Personal Devotion Inter-
'preted.. "She is come aforehand to
anoint my body. to the burying."
Sometimes our good is evil spoken
Of, as Mary learned that evening.
But how her good work -glows UNI
der the, Interpretation of Jesus!
The memorial: of Mary goes along
with the gospel in it's world-gird-
ing work. Thus shines a good deed
in: a darkened world,
(6), Personal Devotion Under
Fire. "All we shall be offended"
1t was an hour of darkness, ply
steal and spiritual. Jesus was fet-
tered and in the hands of his foes.
His followers had scattered. Ev-
erybody seemed against him. The
Jews had determined on his death.
The traitor apostle had betrayed
him. The Roman governor was
soon to send him to Golgotha. If
ever he needed friend, it was
then. How ,ignominiously Peter
failed him.!
90 Personal Devotion Compro-
"The sheep shall be scat
tered" The first denial was hard
ly more than shake of the head
and a mumbled undertone. But
it was denial. An honest con-
fession of Christ right then might
have accomplished much. Peter
seems not to have joined John af-
ter entering and certainly he did
not stand close to Jesus. He drift
ed into the group about the fire.
Therein he blundered.
(S) Personal Devotion Falter!
ing. Thou shalt deny me thrice"
What. chance Peter had to tes-
tify! 1t was dangerous, no doubt,
but glorious. How Peter to his dv..