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boy or a girl or a man or 4 womin— they cannot see what God has vbegun to do jn our hearts. »They do not see what we shall be—that is not yet manifested or shown. But one of these days He will make us blossom forth in full beauty, for His Word Says, “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2), Our Lord is changing us even now. And we have the promise-that some day we shall be like Him— Christiike. —Selected. Memory Work Y “Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein” (Lk. 18:17). I “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2), € “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not” (Jer. 33:3). T “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you” (John 15:12). 0 “Q taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed ip the man that trusteth in him” (Psa. 34:8), ( n “Récompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men” (Rom. 12:17). Y “Ye nave not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that .whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you” (John 15:16), New K. Y. B. C. Members Thè, fo llo w in g ha ve read th ro u g h the G ospel a cco rd in g to -J oh n and are ^ iw w m em bers o f the K n o w T o u f B ib le C lub. H O L L ID AY SB U RG . P A .: M ary A lice A d am s; H arris, Jack ie, and N ancy F e a th ers; F a y a n d -L o is H o ck e n b e rry ; K o b e it Ick e s ; R o y R e e d ; P a u lin e R in g le r; H elen and Sarah S h oem ak èr; R a ch e l W e b b ; L o r ra in e W e ich t (R ich a rd H. M yers, le a d e r). P A LM C ITY , C A L IF .: B e tty Jean ana M arian H e ss; C harles jfa ck so n ; L am b ert L èleyier, and Jennie M ae C avénder (Marx ian L elevier, le a d e r). How to Join the K. Y. B. Club To become a member of the Know Your Bible Club, read through the Gospel ac-r cording to John, using either your own Bible or a Gospel of John which will be sent upon reddest. When the Gospel ha* been read and a statement to this effect, signed by parent or Sunday-school teach er, has been sept to the Editor of the Junior King’e Business, a K. Y. B. Crptn will be mailed. Sunday-school classe» or clubs desiring to order ten or tno^e Gospels or pins may wish to share the cost of these suppliés, as the Lord di rects t Gospels, postpaid, five cents each — in quantity, three cents ï pins, without postage, two cents each. However, no one Is to do without a Gospel or pin because of lack of money. Address: Junior K ings Business, 558 S. Hope St., Los Angeles, Calif.
times need to understand that Chris tians’ lives are not always as beautiful here on earth as they will be later, es pecially after the Lord Jesus will have given them a beautiful new body in the heavenly city. Have you read the parable of the water lily? Down in the bottom of a pond in the mud and slime and the grime of things, one day appeared a little hard ball bulb. This intruder at the bottom o f . a pond excited much comment among the low life in the \ water. “What are you?” asked creeping, crawling things. The black ball answered, “I am a water lily.” They laughed and cried, “Ha, ha! Now we know what a water lily is. A water lily is a hard black ball lying at the bottom of a pond, nestled in its mud and satisfied with its sediment.” The water lily said, “ rfo. Judge me not. It is not yet shown or manifested what I shall be. Wait artd see.” Well, one day the sun sent a thou sand rays of gold through the water to the depths of the pond, lifted the black ball, and brought it to the sur face ’ and turned it from black to green, and a long stem hung from it down through the water’s depths. The fishes and the frogs said, “What is this—and who are you?” ‘T am a water lily,” was the reply, and they all laughed and said, “Ha, ha! We know now what a water lily is. A water lily is a green ball lying qn the surface of a pond with a long stem like a rubber , tube hanging on it.” The ^water lily said, “No, judge me not, for you do not;know me yet. It is not yet manifested what I shall be. Wait and see.’’ - And then the sun broke open the green ball and opened its'heart affec tionately to him. The sun brought in light and life and love, and he laid back petal after petal until beauty bloomed on the bosom of the pond, and fragrance filled the air, and the water lily had reached manifestation .—it showed to all around it what it really was. It was a beautiful lily. “Now,” cried the fishes and the - frogs, “we know what a water lily is. A water lily -is a beautiful flower f whose fragrance fills the air,:lying like a gem in the midst of the pond.” “Yes,” said the water lily, “you now know what I am, for I am mani fested. I was really a water lily in the beginning, when I was only a black ball at the bottom of the pond, but now I am shown to all on the bosom of the water, and every one can set what I am.” And we who are Christians are like the water lily at the bottom of the pond. God has saved us, but the world sees nothing and knows nothing of this divine work of God in our lives. When we tell them we are Chris tians, they see nothing more than a
“Let’s stop here by. this big tree for a while, Larry. Maybe the storm will stop pretty soon.” “I don’t think we’d better, Sharon. Let’s just try to keep on till we get back to camp; then we can rest.” ; A little reluctantly, Sharon followed her brother down the path. Suddenly, another flash of lightning was ac companied bjr a new crash. The twins whirled about just in time to see the old spruce tree struck and split by the lightning. Sharon uttered a little cry and with a catch in her' voice said, “Oh, Larry, r what if we had stopped there? We would probably have been struck, too. How wonderfully God is taking care of us!” After this the storm gradually ceased, and -the twins trudged on in silence. Coming to a small clearing, they realized that they w e r e only about'a half mile from camp. The sky. was clearing again and the moon „ was shining in its full glory. As Larry and Sharon hurried along the more familiar path, it seemed but a short time till through the trees they could see the welcome glow of the cabin windows, and they knew they were safe. Nearing the house, they left the path and stopped when < they came to the rise in the yard. "Sharon, before’ we go in, let’s sing our duet we are going to sing this Sunday at the service. I think we can sing it now, and really know what it means more than ever before.” So standing there together, silhouet ted by the moon, whose light made a silver path across the lake to them, they sang with new meaning: “Be not- dismayed whate’er betide,/ God will take care of you! Beneath His wings of love abide,' God will take care of you! God will take care of you, Through every day, o’er'all the way; In the house the listening parents were aroused by the song. Mrs. Even- son stirred iri her bed. . “David!” . “Cynthia, it must be the twins.” Dr. Evenson was at the doorway in one move. Throwing it open, he stood in silence, tears streaming down his cheeks as he and Mrs. Evenson lis tened to the words the twins were singing. When, the song was ended, the children rushed up the path and were clasped in the open arms await- j ing them. The Parable of the Water Lily A story that has in it a hidden meaning is often called a “parable,” and sometimes, to make the meaning plain, the one who tells the story pre tends that animals and birds and fishes can talk to each other ahd can explain things. Boys and girls some He will take care of you; ', God will-take care of you!”
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