Dail$ Devotional Home Readings Connected with International Sunday) Sckool Lessons By FREDERIC W . FARR, D. D. ^ ¿ ^ ^ ^ ^ ¿ ^ ^ fW^Wv\n^999???9g9WWWi>2222SS222gS22222Sg22222222gg2g22g999W????W?99W9gWgggg999999g9l^ g T O FRIDAY, April 1. Rom. 12:1-8. Living With Others.
action and in service. It teaches us that while we are here upon the earth, we must live as brothers, bearing one another’s burdens, sharing one an other’s sorrows and ministering to one another in the Lord. We are to do good unto all men and especially unto those who are of the household of faith. Jesus placed doing before knowing. In the Sermon on the Mount he dispar aged mere profession. “Not everyone that-say s” ; “many shall say.” In the climax of that great discourse he de clares, “Whosoever heareth and doeth these sayings of mine is a wise man; whosoever heareth and doeth them not is a fool.” The reconstruction of so ciety, however, must begin with the re generation of the individual. F irst a changed individual.and then a changed village. John 4:39. SUNDAY, April 3. Luke 6:27-38. The Christian’s Ideal. Evangelism and social service should always go together. The greatest ser vice we can render to society is to win men to Christ. This is the beginning, however, not the end. These redeemed men must be taught how to express the life of Christ in all human relationships. All social service workers should be successful soul-winners and all evan gelistic believers should be devoted ser vants of the common good. The great benefactors of the world as well as the pioneers in the path of civil, social and economic progress have been orthodox believers in evangelical Christianity. What motive power produced the abounding labors of John Howard and William Wilberforce, of John Bright and William E. Gladstone, of William Booth and Dr. Barnardo, of Florence Nightingale and Frances Willard? Their efforts were not t a make the world better apart from God but to carry out His plan and purpose and become co-laborers with Him. There can be no real love for man that is not born of love for God. MONDAY, April 4. Heb. 13:9-21. Christian Sacrifices. The sacrificial system of the Old Tes tament was typical and anticipative.
The Roman Epistle admits of a three fold division, chs. 1-8 are doctrinal, chs. 9-11 are dispensational and chs. 12-16 are practical. Man is a social being. Monasticism is foreign to the genius of Christianity. The virtues and graces of the Christian life are best developed in society. Growth in grace is promoted by the attritions and at tractions of daily life. Self-control and self-denial, patience, forbearance and courtesy are developed by contact with other people. It is conceivable that association with ill-natured and cross- grained people may be part o f the Provi dential plan for the perfecting of the saints. It is a rare and beautiful ac complishment to be able to .get on with all kinds of people and to work with them if necessary without friction and complaint. “ If it be possible, as much as lieth in yon, live peaceably with all men.” We are only responsible within the limits implied by the personal pro noun. Polemics may be necessary ' as a means but irenics should be the end. SATURDAY, April 2. Rom. 12:9-21. Living Fo r Others. A self-centered life is essentially un christian. Christianity is not to be considered as a theory, a vision and a dream. Its objective is not informa tion but conduct. It expresses itself in (Cont. from 386) BLACKBOARD SKETCHES By E. 6 . Hansell May 1, 1921. Bible Teaching About Wisdom. Deut. 6:4-9; Prov. 3:13-18; Lk. 2:52. Introduction: Deut. 6:4-9. What we should do with the Word of God. DRAW the Bible, explaining that it is the Word of God. I. Wisdom. Prov. 3:13-18. Ex plain this passage. II. The true source of wisdom. Jas. 1:5. DRAW. III. The growth of Jesus in wisdom. DRAW the cross explaining that Jesus Himself studied the word of God. Conclusion. . The proper place to have God’s Word is in our hearts. DRAW.
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