The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

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choose our own religion and we are
responsible for the choice.
u Must Be First Choice
We like the good life. If we make
the right choice first, then the
other things we need and seek will
be added. A man investing in some
enterprise makes the choice and
If it is good, it viii pay dividends.
II bad he may lose his investment
If we choose the world first then
we lose it all = if not in the life
time, we do at death. If we invest
in spiritual things first, such as
the kindgom of God, then we can
enjoy the blessings of the world
with the assurance of salvation.
Too often we get the cart before
the horse. The doctor who tries to
alleviate pain only without finding
the source of the ailment and kill
ing the bug is indeed a poor doc
tor. If the kingdom is first in our
hearts then all other ailments are
DESTROYED and we enjoy a healthy
spiritual life.
The church that cries peace with
out preaching the gospel to the
whole world will continle to heve
wars. If we put our, attention on
the handling Of crime instead of us
ing every possible means to inter-
est our youngsters in the whole
some life, Wen continue to have
over-crowded jails. If parents te-
fuse to sacrifice their social life
and allow their children to shift
for themselves Wen continue to
overtax the juvenile courts of the
land. IT we would all choose the
best what a wonderful and peace.
full world this would be!
How chocse7
Jesus pictures for us the two
choices, and leaves the decision op-
tional with us. Paul tells his chur-
ches how to make the choice. II
would be a poor manager indeed
who failed to read up and learn
something about how to run bus
mess. In fact the professional man.
barber, beautician, lawyer, realtor
must be able to answer some ques-
tons and pass an examination be-
fore he can do business in the
state of Florida. To be able to ans
wer the question right and make
the proper choice, we must know
something about the advantages
and disadvantages.
Paul prays that the Philippian
church might see through clear
eyes. These people, like some to-
day, were an emotional group, ca
ger, excitable, and under such cir
cumstances they might not make
the right choice, and often do silly
things. Who doesn't? Emotion rum
ming riot can do dangerous things.
We should help the poor of course,
but with intelligent love we should
give it where it would do the most
good.
Our well meaning churches of
this city want to help the poor.
They were giving money and bas-
kets of groceries to one family un-
til they discovered that the man
would take the money, or sell the
groceries and spend for liquor. Ma
tdrally these good women discon-
tirued such gifts and instead pro-
vided funds to a neighbor who gave
the two children of the family one
good meal each day. Our love and
our giving should be intelligent.
knowledge is just a clear insight
into the mind Of God, the ability
to read Gods thoughts. This gives
one the power of moral discern
nent that we might apply those
truths to life. We all must choose
(discern) between good and bad,
high aud low, good and better and
best in all we do. The mind is the
breeding place of good habits. As
we think SO are we: Nothing can
be better or of more vital impor.
lance than the proper control Of
thought. Dr. Erdman says, 1.-THE
objects on which man allows his
mind to dwell determins his acts,
his destiny" We should choose the
best. It is our choice.