791 us our sins.” You see this story shows us that even a little child can come to Jesus and asked Him to forgive them. I wonder how many of you boys and girls this morning have done what our verse tells us to do? (Children of primary age, can grasp this wonderful truth, and be led to take Jesus as their Saviour from sin. We must reach the boys and girls and lead them to Jesus, for the world gets them very young these days.) Closing Prayer: Our heavenly Father we thank thee for Jesus who came to save us from sin, and we want Him to forgive us our sins.
THE K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S thing and could only be taken out of our hearts by us asking JesUs to forgive us, they would never try to save themselves by anything they could do, would they? When we know that Jesus loved us so much He was willing to suffer and die to save us, it makes us feel sorry for our sins, and if we are really and truly sorry, we will ask Jesus to forgive us, and then just think, as soon as our sin is forgiven by Jesus, we are saved, that is we belong to Jesus. Our memory verse tells us to ask to have our sins forgiven. Let us say it together, and we will always remember it. “ Forgive
AUGUST 29, 1920
BEGINNINGS OF SOLOMON ’S REIGN . Golden Text: “ .The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.” Job 28:28. LESSON TEXT 1 Ki. 3:4-15. (Read 1 Ki. 1:1-3:15; Ps. 101.)
(4) And the king went to Gibeon to ^sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon . offer upon that altar. (5) In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solo mon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. (6) And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father . great mprcy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great king dom, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is. this day. (7) And now, O LORD 8 my g God, thou hast made thy. servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or come in. (8) And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered or counted for multitude. (9) Give there fore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? (10) Introduction. In 1 Kings 2:2, 3 we have David’s charge to Solomon: “ I go the way of all the earth; be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep* his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his
And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing. (11) And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked for the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judg ment: (12) JBehold, I have done accord ing to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee; (13) And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee, all thy days. (14) And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my stat utes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days. (15) And Solomon awoke; and, be hold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offer- ings, and made a feast to all his servants. testimonies, as it is written in the law qf Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doesL and whithersoever thou turnest thyself.*» Following David’s death and Solo mon’s enthronement as king, Adonijah sought the wife of David (Abishag) for his wife. He induced Bathsheba, the
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