The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-07
Sunday School
Lesson


hearers to be sincere He condc,',n,
CT the Pharisee reh ious formal
rts. rho had little o moral and
spiritual fe,Vor in their relis.on. but
VINO ostent, tiousl observed its out
ward rituals.
While talking, JesG Nas rrdely
interrupted. by nan who antcd
Kim TO make his brother tii ide CO..
tim property With him Realizing
that this listener at least had his
attention uron material thin. S ia.
removed from the Spitiual tedclin2s
which he AS giving, Jesus warne
Fam to beware Of covetousneSS.
l., declared. "A mans life consist
9Th not i'll the abundance of the
things which he poSse:seth." what
q warming that is TO us todayl
Jesus Illustrated his point with
nan had very -ertile soil, which
L. ough forth a large harvest but
instead OF appreCiat.ng tie divine
j. racle involved in making 4 crop
o.sreilectii.e upon the responsibilities
for tine possessions hich he had
ciaed to store up Tor his ON in
diFidual Use in ORDER that he could
I. Se Eis ease and lie merry Be-
case of his selfiShncss. this man
e;,t.rely mis- SEE. the spiritual apprc-
citation OF wealth and lacked e err
&c
Jesus referred to him as the fool
ish' che.
very great many people today
ale making the sane mistake as this
man made. Wealth inv OILY es respon-
sibil-ty, furnishing us with an op-
z Wtunity 20 be OF help TO our fell
lU&.NeI and, through the use of
wealth, ,lsroving their opportuni-
ties. A failvre 10 realize tins truth
leads ine,i tably to selfish mduls-
e.ice ana the same fate as the fool
. l. n farmer about whom Jesus was
slseak.ny.
Our lessen text purTorts 10 quote
further words o. Jesus. which he
spoke to his disciples III an effort
to have them realize the proper pro-
portions of value Tor this life.
Pointing OFT how Goo cares Tor the
birds and flowers, Jesus warned his
hearers about continual Worry over
tige essential needs CT life, advising
them TO seek .irst to rightly relate
themselves to their Heavenly Father
and the nece ssities OF lie would
take care OF the.nSela eS.
Seek We The Kingdom
DR. CT. Campbell Morgan has sore
interesting words on the 31St and
30 verses of Luke: Seek We the
use to give YOU the KingGom. He
viii give us what we seek. Ee will
give Us all tie benefits of the
Kingdom. if the passion OF our
heart is THAT of seeking it; thar
Kinedo.n which His wisdom
Governs, His power sustains, His
Lore encompasses =. If the metaph-
ors merge, they do not mix. They
constitute rer. ect portrayal OF the
whole fact OF the Kingdom of God.
The whole statement is Eastern, and
We know that in Eastern lands, the
head of the tribe is at once the
shepherd of the flock, The father Of
the family, and the kim of the
lingConG. Here God is seen in the
three old relationship. Fear not. lit
tie flock, the Lord is your Shepherd,
You shall not want. 1t is your Faith
e.'s good pleasure to give: Like as
Father pitieth His children. To
iye YOU the Kin, dom; The LORD
reigneth" OR Lord was pleading
God as Shepherd, Father, ana King
to- us, and to that which We SEEK
i5-perSonal lie and serNiCe"
Surrey, With a Father like that,
his child en- have NJ cause to wor-
IN Working : ith him, to the best
OF our ability. We may be conf
oent that He will help us to Co
and be what We ought 10 be. What
cause have We for discomfort or dis
cemfiture. Ell though Ne are not
afrays pro iteo with what We want.
God promises to supply our necds
-efiot our wants There is a gre5t
Gale. ence in the t5o.
Turning from q Harnins to his
hearers not to be too concerned
with the thin o. this life. which
are tenn roral. Jesus points Then
thou hts to t; cir own preparation
for living in the Kingdom OF God
f3e related the story of the haste
Who found his ser ants faithful and
y.aiting fer him whereupon ne re-
WarCed them Peter inquired wheth-
er or not this Iednt spe iol
Blessing for the ie4 who .ollowed
him OF OLD it extend to al WITH
out answering hin directly. JESUS
stressed the blessedncss which came
T.. the faithful servant, That lis j.
GETTY would be rewarded ith reat-
&? responsibility ana Better op-
pOrtunity for service.