life? What is the comfort of knowing God in this way? How should the truth of this passage influence the believer’s life? 2. Who is it that has sovereign control over the life of every man? (v. 3.) 3. How does God count time? (v. 4; cp. 2 Pet. 3:8.) 4. What terms does the Holy Spirit use' in picturing the brevity of man’s earthly life? (w . 4-10.) List these descriptive terms on the board and discuss their mean ing. What is the general impression in tended? 5. What is the average intended life span of man according to v. 10? What is this period as compared with eternity? 6. What prayer does Moses make in v. 12? Analyze this prayer: note— 1) the teacher—can any other teach this lesson? 2) the subject—this is heavenly mathe matics or addition. What does it mean to number our days? Do you think that your days are numbered by God? (Psalm 31:15; Rom. 8:28, etc.) How can we number our days? 3) What is the end intended by this wise numbering? What is wisdom in the sight of God? (Prov. 1:7, etc.) 7. List the six petitions of w . 13-17. Discuss each petition. Show that there must be a return to the Lord if He is to return to His people in blessing (v. 13). What is the result of fellowship with the Lord Jesus? (w . 14a, 15.) 8. What is God’s “work” for which the writer asks a manifestation of God? (v. 16.) 9. In what sense can the beauty of God be upon the believer? (v. 17.) See Isa. 52:1; 61:3; Psa. 29:2, etc. 10. Discuss the benefit of being estab lished (v. 17). Discuss the following verges in this light (1 Cor. 15:58; Gal. 6:9). 11. How is the fatherhood of God a strong argument for the answering of prayer? (Luke 11:11-13.) 12. Why does our Saviour mention the gift of the Holy Spirit in Luke 11:13, as the chief gift of the Father? Do you think this blessed gift includes all others? Could any of the requests of Psalm 90 be grant ed, or even made, apart from the ministry of the Holy Spirit in your life? Aug. 8, 1954 Gardens of the Bible Gen. 2 :7 ; Mark 14:32-42 DAILY READINGS Aug. 2 — A Land of Vineyards and Oliveyards r — Josh. 24:11-14 Aug. 3 — A Garden Secured by Murder — 1 Kings 21:1-16 Aug. 4 — From Desert to Garden — Isa. 51:1-3 Aug. 5 — "L ik e a Watered Garden" — Isa. 58:9-11 Aug. 6 — A Promise to Israel — Jer. 31:10-12
Aug. 7 — Betrayed in a Garden — John 18:1-3 HEART OF THE LESSON We now begin a series of four studies on the general theme— “A Visit to Bible Lands.” The Holy Land is the most sacred spot in the world, and this for many reasons: It was there that the holy history of God’s ancient people, the Jews, was enacted; it was there that the greatest life was lived, the life of our Saviour; it was there that He died and rose again; it is to the Mount of Olives, in the Holy Land, that the feet of the returning Saviour will first touch (Zech. 14:4). Let us, then, come reverently into the setting of our Lord’s life. STUDY QUESTIONS 1. The study of the Garden scene in Gethsemane reminds us of what other famous Garden in the Bible? (Gen. 2:7-17.) 2. What miracle did God perform in the Garden of Eden? (Gen. 2:7.) 3. Is it said of any other creature that it was made “ in the image of God” ? (Gen. 1:26, 27.) 4. How does the Genesis account of the origin of man differ from the unproved theory of evolution? 5. In what surroundings did God place the man whom He had made? (Gen. 2:8.) 6. W e are told today that much of the evil in the world is due to poor surround ings—to environment. Would you say that Gen. 2:8 substantiates this view? What does man need more than anything else to bring peace to his own heart and to his surroundings? (cp. John 3:3-5; 2 Cor. 5:17; Jer. 31:33, etc.) 7. What provision did God make for man in the Garden? (Gen. 2:9.) Has He taken as much care for the spiritual food of His people? (cp. Jer. '15:16; 1 Pet. 2:2.) 8. What occupation did God give man in the Garden? (Gen. 2:15.) Is it good for the Christian to be busy? (cp. Matt. 28:18-20; Rom. 12:11; Matt. 9:37, 38.) 9. How is the goodness of God exhibited in Gen. 2:16? 10. What prohibition did God state in v. 17? Why this prohibition? Remember that God wants us to serve Him and obey Him willingly and lovingly, this is why He gives us choices to make, and the responsibility of obedience. 11. Why was the Saviour in such agony in prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane? (Mark 14:32-34.) 12. For what did the Saviour pray in w . 35, 36? Was it not natural that, in His humanity, He should shrink from the horrors of the cross? 13. What statement in v. 36 indicates His full surrender to the Father? Is this an important attitude for us in our lives, in prayer, and in all we do? 14. What is it about the disciples that
Helps for Christian Endeavor and Other Young People's Groups By Chester J. Padgett, D.D. Associate Professor of Bible Biota Bible College Aug. 1, 1954 Prayers That Grow Their Answers Psa. 90:12-17; Luke 11:11-13 DAILY READINGS July 26 — A Prayer of Christ — John 17:1-26 July 27 — Whole-Hearted Prayer — Jer. 29:11-14 July 28 — Conditions Accompanying Prayer — 2 Chron. 7:12-14 July 29 — Praying in God's W ill '-4-' Luke 22:39-46 July 30 — Praying Together — Matt. 1 8 :1 9 ,2 0 July 31 — Prayer Changes Things — Acts 4:24-31 HEART OF THE LESSON The heart of prayer is fellowship with God. The closer the believer walks with the Lord the more he will find his prayers being answered because he is learning to pray according to the will of God. The important thing in prayer, then, is to “ grow in grace and in the knowledge of . . . Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18). Let us concentrate on the will of God for our lives; let us surrender ourselves to God and His will (Rom. 12:1, 2), and then we will day by day demonstrate that His will is “ good, and acceptable, and The entire 90th Psalm is a psalm on prayer because, like many of the psalms, it is a prayer. W e ought to note the en tire psalm in our study today. What is the meaning of verses 1, 2? How does the eternity of God contrast with man’s earthly perfect” (Rom. 12:2). STUDY QUESTIONS 1.
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