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Bowman selves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.” There is a time of ex altation coming for the people of God who are humble. , After Jesus had eaten the last sup per with His disciples, He washed their feet and said, “If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one an other’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you” (John 13:14,15). Paul, writing about Christ in Phi- lippians 2:8, 9, said: “And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient un to death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly ex alted him, and given him a name which is above every name.” We will unfold the “H” and see if it does not tell us the same story. It becomes a long ladder with a golden “H” representing Heaven at the top. Because of Christ’s humility, He was exalted. Christians who are humble, will be exalted in Heaven some day. Humility leads to glory- March 16, 1947 T urning S adness to G ladness
Wilder Illustrated by Gladys see the blue, which tells us that He came from Heaven and was the Son of God. Then there is the purple, which reminds us that He is a King and some day is to have a throne. The scarlet tells us of His blood, which will cleanse from all sin. You would like to examine this walnut carefully since it has been broken. You are drawn to it, because you realize that it is different from any others you have ever seen. Christ said, “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me” (John 12:32). People are drawn to Him, because He was lifted up upon the cross and smitten of God.
March 2. 1947 W atching a W alnut
Objects: An English walnut, a ham mer, and three pieces of silk. (Sep arate the two halves of the walnut with a knife, and remove the kernel. Dye the silks blue, purple and scar let. Rit can be used for this. Stuff the shell with as large a quantity of silk as possible, and glue the shell back together). Lesson: As you look at this nut, you do not think that it is unusual, but it is different from any nut you have ever seen. It tells the most wonder ful story in all the world. It reminds me of what the Bible says about Christ: “He hath no form nor comeli ness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him” (Isa. 53:2). Of course, this refers only to the outward ap pearance of Christ. If Christ had never died, we would not have been able to see His inward beauty as we now do. Not only was He crucified by men, but He was smitten also of God, even though God greatly loved His only Son. I will take this hammer and break the shell of this walnut, reminding us of how Christ was smitten of God for our sins. Look! I told you that this was not an ordinary walnut It is filled with beautiful colors! How did all these beautiful colors get in one walnut? You are much more interested in this walnut now than you were before it was broken. It is just this way with Christ Since He was smitten of God, we see His beauty as we never could if it had not happened. We
March 9, 1947 L ifting a L ow L etter
Object: A capital “H.” (Cut a piece of white paper 8% x 11 inches, into three strips, 2-5/6 inches wide, and glue the ends together, making a strip approximately 32 inches long. Fold 8 times until the size is approx imately 2 inches high and 2-5/6 in ches wide- Now cut the capital “H.” Color the front gray, unfold and color the top “H" yellow. Refold before be ginning the lesson.) Lesson: See if you can tell me two things about this capital “H” which are unusual. “It is low and gray.” You are correct. Its color reminds us of repentance, and its lack of height, humility. We will let it sug gest the word “humility” because much is said in the Bible about this word. In 1 Peter 5:5,6 we read, “For God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble your-
Object: A piece of paper 7 x 21 inch es. (Fold 3-3/8 inches from each end, making the size 7 x 14% inches. Fold each end 3-3/8 inches near the mid dle, making the size 7 x 7% inches. Now fold Sections 1 and 3 tightly against Section 2, and you will find that they will lack % inch of meeting each other. The portion of these flaps that contacts Section 2 should be red, and the remainder yellow. In the THE KI NG' S BUS I NESS
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