The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-24
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
DAVID: TRIUMPHANT FAITH
By HIGHT {. MOORE
By HIGHT {. MOORE

latiUn to my Shunherd, can say:
II will fear no evil" How other
wise can the fears of life be
Gained? CO. My Companion. But
the secret of my courage in the
midst of my loneliness and dan
ger lies in the fact that | have
an onnipotent and omniscient
Companion: For thou are with
me-" While in the pleasant pas
lures ! looked to my Shepherd
and called him "Ec," but in the
valley Of the shadow Of death |
drew nearer to him and he to me
so that | could say Thou" No
better companion is there in all
the wide universe through all the
ages. (10) My Comfort. The
Good Shepherd is equipped for
my defense and my guidance
through the dark experiences of
life. Herein is my consolation in
the trying time, for ] can with
Truth and confidence say to HIM:
"Thy rod and thy staff they conf
fort me-" QD My Provision. Al
ter the valley Of the shadow comes
the banquet of blessing and the
table Of divine hospitality. With
cXultation | can say to my Shep-
herd: Thou preparcSt a table be-
fore me-" U2) My Adversaries.
Though the Good Shepherd Is so
providcnt Of my needs and though
| am so safe in his banquct-hall,
vet | must not forget that the
table he prepares before me is
"in the presence of mine enc
mics" The wolf and the thief are
abroad. U3) My Amounting. Do
| need the healing oil for my hurt
or brUiSe? Or am ! to be anointed
and set apart for special service?
Or is it possible that the Shep-
herd would condcsccnd to honor
me in the presence Of mine enc
mics? To him | look and grateful
ly say: Thou anointcst my head
with OIL" G4) My Abundance.
There is nothing scanty or pcnu-
rious in the provision which Je-
hovah makes for his followers. AS
a guest and beneficiary of his |
may say: My cup runneth over. y
How abundant even to overflow
ing is his mercy toward me! (15)
My Attendants. AS | follow the
leadership Of my Shepherd, | have
through his grace the angels Of
Goodness and Loving kindness as
my attendants on the way. In
view of their presence, | sing with
JOY: Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me-" (16) My Life.
Does my Shepherd lead me into
the pleasant pastures and leave
me there? Do Goodness and Low
ing Kindness attend me now and
then only to forsake me in the
moment of peril? Nay; | have the
glad assurance that they will fol-
low me "all the days of my life
Q7) My Eternity. By the power
and goodness of my Shepherd 81
will dwell in the house of the
Lord for ever"
THE LORD is MY LIGHT
psalm 27)
FAITH ALWAYS WINS. Sing
again this song of courage. 1t is
song of trust in God and tri-
umph through God. Note: % My
Light. All the light | get and all
the light ! give must come from
God. He is not only the source
and giver of light but the light
itself, the only light, and all the
light that reaches me and reaches
all men. "The Lord is my light. /"
(2) My Salvation. None other
can save me from my sin. None
other can save me from danger
and defeat. None other can save
me on earth and in heaven. "The
Lord is my-salvation." co Ny
Strength. Am I weak and helpless
and exposed to peril? Yet whom
shall l fear? And of what shall I
be afraid? / have stronghold in
God. THE Lord is the strength
of my life" CD My Sanctuary.
Am | an alien in a strange land?
Is the Temple of God far away?
How my heart yearns to dwell in
the house of the Lord where |
can inquire of him and behold his
pleasantness and enjoy his fellow
ship. CO. My Security. Do enc
mics of the good surround me?
Yet l will be confident. Are evil
doors ready to devour me? My
heart shall not fear. Do | have,
will | ever have, my day Of trou-
BILE? His pavilion will be my ref
uge and his tent my shelter. CO.
My Stability. Am l now and then
Laundering in a bog with mire
and quicksand? He. shall set me
up upon a rock" SO my goingS
will be established. (0 My Sac
rifice. The Lord has been good
to me. | can never repay him for
the least of his mercies. But |
can and i will offer him the sac
rifices of jov which he desires of
my hand and my heart. (S) My
Song. l may not be gifted in mu-
sic and my notes may be halting
and dissonant but my song can
be spiritual and sincere and. best
of all, acceptable to God. SO II
will sing praises unto the ord "