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prayed again, “Lord, send whom Thou wilt, but help me to pay my share of the expenses!” And the Lord sent him, for he had ears to hear the Lord’s voice. —Record of Christian Work. V. J ohn 10:16 The unshepherded masses! How the Lord’s heart went out to them—teachers and rulers they had in abundance, but no shepherds. Men to rule and drive and ar gue and command abounded, but there were none to really feed and protect, and, if need be. die for the sheep (John 10:11). Is it so very different now? Christ’s com passion did not exhibit itself simply in glowing words or copious tears, but in acts (John 12:32, 33; 1 John 3:17, 18).—R. A. T orrey , in Gist of the Lesson. OCTOBER 20, 1935: THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON BODY AND MIND P roverbs 23:29-32 Meditation on the Lesson Youth is ever the period of problems and decisions. Youth discerns that there are many philosophies of life, many stan dards of living, and that each human being must choose his own standard.
pate. But as a Christian, he would not de sire to share in them in any case. The reason for the Christian’s avoid ance of alcoholic beverages is that he recognizes: 1. That Jesus. Christ purchased him—■ he is not his “own” ; he has been “bought with a price,” and ought therefore to glo rify God in his body, which is God’s (I Cor. 6:19, 20). The use of intoxicating liquors could never glorify God. 2. That Jesus Christ indwells His pur chased possession. In Ephesians 3 :17, Paul prays that Christ may dwell in the hearts of the Ephesian Christians by faith. The word translated “dwell” literally means “to settle down and be at home.” Jesus Christ could never “be at home” in the heart of any one who was intemperate. 3. That his returning Lord might come at “such an hour as ye think not.” Hence it behooves *him to so “abide in him [Christ]; that, when he shall appear,” he as the Lord’s servant may “have confi dence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming” (1 John 2:28). A drunkard certainly would be ashamed (2 Pet. 3:11) before the Lord of heaven and earth! 4. That his influence as a Christian must be such as to be pleasing to his Lord and helpful to all with whom he comes in contact. He is his .“brother’s keeper” ; he must not be a “stumblingblock” (cf. Rom. 14:13; 1 Cor. 8:9). One who drinks cer tainly puts a stumblingblock in the way of others. 5. That not only is his soul saved, but his life also is to manifest Christ’s redeem ing power: “We also should walk in new.- ness of life” (Rom. 6:4). A life that con tinues to be marred by the use of alcoholic drink eertainly would not be described as “saved.” "He saves—He keeps— He satisfies.” The “woes” of intemperance are vividly pictured. The sum total .of earthly wretchedness—-the anguish of body, the remorse of conscience, the wrongful quar rels, impairment of vision and judgment are set forth as the result of wine. II. A n A dmonition : “L ook N ot ” (Prov. 23:31, 32). There is: only one wise attitude toward intoxicants. It is not only “taste not,” but “look not.” This passage brings good counsel, inspired advice. If something ought to be left alone, it ought to be left entirely alone. To look is often fatal! The reason is found in three significant words: “at the last.piWe cannpt see the end from the beginning. The beginning is often pleasant and alluring, but the end thereof are the ways, of death” (Prov. 16:25). III. A C ontrast (1 Thess. 5:4-10). Sharply distinguishing between “the children of light” and the ungodly who walk “in darkness,” the Word of God gives the most powerful motive for clean living—our obligation to our Lord Jesus Christ who “died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.” Christians are not to walk as other Gentiles walk (Eph. 4:17)-Sfbut to walk worthy of their high calling (Eph. 4:1), to walk circumspectly (Eph. 5:15). “Give of your best to the Master” ; you cannot do it if you yield yourself to drink. Suggestions on Daily Readings 1, A P icture o f I ntemperance : (Prov. 23 :29, 30).
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