The Mississippi enterprise., 1963-06-01

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
JUNE 2, 1868
BY Rev. George A. Harper,
5l1 Avenue G.,
Greenwood, Miss.
THE LAW OF THE LORD
(Temperance)
Scriptures Lesson-Psalms
19:7-14; 119:33-40, 105-112
Print-Psalm-119:33-4O, 10.
-112
MEMORY SELECTION
The statutes of the Lord are
right, rejoicing the heart
the commandment of the Lore
is pure, enlightening the eyes
Psalm 1879 There are 81,
statements in Psalm 1910
made respecting the Scrip
lures. Each statement has
three parts, that is, a title
an attribute, and an effect
There are six titles, six attri
butes and six effects. The
titles of the Scriptures are
law, testimony, statutes, com
mandment, fear and judg
mentS. The attributes are
perfect, sure, righteous, pure
clean and true. The six eff
fects are: converting the soul
making wise the simple; re-
joicing the heart; enlighten
ing the eye; enduring forever
and altogether righteous. NJ
person can go wrong, astray
or mis- sthe goal that intel
ligently obeys the Scriptures
THE PSALMIST ASKS COL
TO TEACH HIM HIS LAW;
The Psalmist asked God tt
be his teacher. He wanted tC
know Gods way for him
Since God was the author oi
His law there could be nc
greater teacher than God. Not
only did the writer want to
know the law, but he wanted
God to give him an under.
standing of the law; to lead
him in the path of His law
to incline his heart to His law;
to turn his eyes from vanity
to confirm His law upon him
to turn away his reproach,
and to give him life in God s
righteousness. The writer had
the will to walk in all the
laws of God and what he
wanted most was the wisdom
and understanding of God s
law. If we are to know God s
way for our lives we must
commune with God. We must
hear Him when He talks tc
us, and we must do what He
tells us. The more we do the
will of God the better we will
understand it. The more we
obey God the more God will
reveal Himself to us. God is
the teacher we need today
Man needs divine instruction
and God is the only one who
can supply this need.
GODS LAW WAS THE LIGHT
AND THE WAY OF LIFE
FOR THE PSALMIST:
Life's journey is not all sun.
shine. There will be many
black nights, and dark days
through which one must walk
The Law of God, according to
our writer, is a lamp unto the
feet of those who follow it, and
a light upon the path in which
they are going. The law oi
God shows the way one should
go whether in the darkness OF
in the light. Darkness in our
lives is not always physical
darkness. Sin and evil dark.
ems our path. Trouble and sor.
row overshadows our way. In
these times we need the light
of Gods law. If we have
caught the spirit of the Psalm.
ist and purposed in our heart
to keep the commandments
!. of God, then no matter wha,
J comes we will not forget God {
law. We will not stray from
His precepts. We will rejoice
in the Law and keep the Law
until the end of life. For in
this world of darkness we
need a guide, a light, a teach.
er, and a Savior. The law OF
God supplies all of these. He
who will not accept them is
unwise.
PRACTICAL POINTS ON
THE LESSON:
The theme of this Psalm il
''The Law of God" The law
here is not only the law that
was given to Moses but God's
law which has been revealed
to man in all respects. For the
writer the law of God was the
most important thing one