THE KI NG ’ S BUSINESS a vessel containing about two quarts. I was at the soup kitchens and saw a boy about eleven years of age, ragged and dirty, but with eyes that flashed fire, hugging a vessel that would hold at least three gallons. We would not for shame put two quarts into that. We were simply bound to empty out a gallon into it, at least and we did.” We. need to follow the example of the boy who carried away twice as much as others because he brought a larger capacity of need to be filled. “ Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it,” is God’s word. Golden Text Illustration. When Sir Samuel Romilly visited Paris immediately after the first French Revolution, he remarked: “ Everything I saw convinced me that, independently of our future happiness and our sub- limest enjoyments in this life, religion is necessary to the comforts, the con veniences and even the elegancies and lesser pleasures of life. Not only I never met with a writer truly eloquent who did not at least effect to believe in religion, but I never met with one in whom religion was not the richest source of his eloquence.” What would Solomon’s reign have been without God in it? v. 1. Queen of Sheba. Compare the queen of Sheba, who learned of Solo mon and the eunuch of the queen of the Ethiopians, who learned of a greater than Sol- COMMENTS PROM o m o n ( L u k e MANY SOURCES 11:31). — Stil- Keith L. Brooks lion. Concerning the name of the Lord. It is good when one’s fame is associated with the name of the Lord. Does your name turn attention to Jesus Christ?— Sel. Came to prove him. That is true fame indeed which chal lenges inquiry into the means, of God’s grace.— Sum.' Bible. She was a model
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LESSON he did wise things ILLUSTRATIONS as well as some W. H. Pike foolish ones. His wisdom came be cause he was in touch with God. An old Highland Shepherd listened one evening to the discussions of some of his friends upon threatening political matters, and when he had heard all they had to say, he strode off to the mountain after his sheep, saying as he went, “ The Lord is King, be the people never so impatient.” God’s hand is over all. God Reigns Through Human Weakness. God has never been without a king dom. “ Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever.” Ps. 45:6. “ By Me kings reign.” Prov. 8:15. At Athens there were two temples— a temple of virtue and a temple of honor— and there was no going into the temple of honor but thru the temple of virtue. So Men never enter upon a reign of righteousness whether it be over earthly territory or over their own lives without passing into the temple of virtue first. Much of Solomon’s Glory Due to David. Solomon had a father who started the Kingdom rightly. The story is told of a family who for generations were bridge builders and contractors. Some years ago the grandson had a contract to build over a railroad bridge. As he dug down into the foundations to re place some of the old masonry, much to his surprise he found a tool chest marked with his own initials, “ R. S.” The tool chest had belonged to his own grandfather. Like Solomon, most of us are the relics of generations by the grace of God. The Greatness of Solomon. Solomon brought a large capacity to God to be filled. A heart and mind that yearned for wisdom. Dr. Barry tells about giving away soup to poor people. “ We had issued instructions that the men should bring with them
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