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49 puts His children into th e furnace, He will be in the furnace w ith them .— Spurgeon. Thou a rt never a t any tim e n earer to God th a n when under trib u lation which He perm its for the puri fication of th e sou ls-M o lino s. . v. 11. Who am I ? Those who are most diffident of them selves may be most confident in God.— M. H. When men learn th e lesson th a t they are no th ing and God is everything, then th e re is not a position in which God cannot use them.-—Sel. As long as a man holds th a t he is easily dble to do some g reat deed of heroism and faith, he is probably incompetent for it, b u t when he protests his inability, he gives th e first unm istakable sign th a t he has been righ tly designated.— F. B. M. I cannot, bu t He can. I am b u t a little shaft, bu t He can wing me to th e h e a rt of H is foes. The jaw bone of an ass, an ox goad, a sling of stones, five barley loaves and two small fishes, such are the implements by which th e Master wins His g reatest victories.^—Sel. P reachers should see th e ir work to be infinitely g reater th an themselves. If Moses had not seen th e greatness of the proposed m inistry, he would no t have felt his own inability to discharge it.— P ark er. Occupation w ith self is th e cause of all d istru st. Compare Moses 2:11-14.— Bullinger. v. 12. I w ill be w ith thee. A guaran tee of fitness and success. (Matt. 2 8 :2 0 ).— j : R. D. God’s presence pu ts an honor upon th e worthless, and is enough to answer all objections.— M. H.
THE K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S (13 :21 ; 19:18; 24:17; Deut. 4 :24 ; Psa. 97 :3 ; Acts 2 :3 ) .^D umm elow . It would no t have been needful to bid Moses to unsandal his feet if the fire had simply stood for pain and persecu tion. It was th e symbol of Jehovah’s presence, and th a t in its undim inished yet in unreplenished energy.— Meyer. Bush bu rn ed b u t n o t consumed. Hum ble as was th e little ragged, sapless tho rn hush, springing up and living its solitary life am idst th e sands of the desert, it was not too humhle to hold God, nor too fragile to be gifted w ith an undying being like th a t which abode in it.—Maclaren. Though th e heavens cannot contain th e G reat One, yet He hides H imself under every flower— so great, yet so condescending, infinite in glory yet in gentleness.— People’s Bible. Also a picture of Israel afflicted b u t no t consumed, because God was in th e m idst of her.— Gray. It has the same meaning as th e smoking furnace Abraham saw in his vision. L ater God called Egypt “ the iron furnace.” (Deut. 4 :2 0 ). F ire is not only a figure of persecution, bu t also of God’s consum ing and purifying holiness.— Gaebelein. v. 3. T u rn aside, and see th is g reat sight. If men would tu rn aside to see, God would surely speak to them .—T P arker. v. 5. P u t off th y shoes. In all our approaches to God, we ought to! be deeply affected w ith th e infinite dis tance th e re is between us and God.-r— Henry. W ith us the removal of the h a t is an expression of reverence for the place we enter, or ra th e r of Him who is worshipped there. W ith them a removal of th e shoes is a confession of personal defilement and conscious unworthiness to stand in th e presence of Holiness.— J. F. & B. v. 7. I h ave seen th e affliction of my people. God often comes for the salvation of His people when they have done looking for Him.— Sel. I know th e ir sorrows. As sure as God ever
God Speaks to Moses. Ex. 3:1 -4 :17 . Memory Verse. “Certainly, I will be w ith thee.” Ex. 3:12. Approach.— Sometimes a t school your teach er asks you to help her or be a leader. Now does she choose a boy or girl who is lazy and does not study
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