time He wiii come in judgment, and will, put to shame and contempt those who have dishonored His house. THE KING HEALING. "And He healed them.'" What contrasts in these , pictures. The lowly King, riding upon an assj the indignant King driving before Him those whose love ' of money had led them to invade the place of His Pres- ence, and now the compassionate King bending in love to minister to the af- flicted one. If ,he drove some, he drew others; the publicans and . sinners, the lame and blind. For all of the needy ones He has the loving heart and out- stretched hand! 'From His heart flows Sympathy and love; from His lips flow .words of eomfort and cheer, and from His hands drop blessings upon all. It is ever thus with Him. Why is it so seldom with us who follow Him? In the most crucial seasons of His life He has time and patience for those who crowd upon Him for help (Luke 23:42-43). Have we not here a proph- etic picture of those blessings which will come to a ruined world when the King comes back and begins His be- nign reign upon the earth? THE KING HUSHING THE CRITICS. "Hearest thou what these say?" These were troublesome days for the
rulers. The tide had come up strong against them. The children were prob- ably keeping up the- song of triumph, and the many who were healed in- creased the popularity of the Lord. The leaders were blind; unbelief and prejudice had closed their eyes to the truth and their hearts to the testimony. The "people lov,e,d Him. This intensified the hatred of the rulers; they could not abide these popular demonstrations in His honor. This spirit yet animates many of God's children. Jealousy and envy of those upon whom the blessing of God comes—how i t has hindered His praise and glory, how hard it is to stifle it! ^Nothing but " t h e love of God shed abroad in our h e a r t s" can conquer this satanic spirit. The Lord was gratified with this praise of the children, and commended it. He an- swers them with the question, ' ' Have you not read ' ' Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou has perfected praise', " ( P s a. 8:2). And this was the fulfillment of prophecy which the blind leaders had failed to see. Had the mul- titude held their peace even the stones would have cried out. I t was a day of triumph for the King, but short lived. In the quiet of that home He loved in Betnany, He sought rest and repose symphony such as never has been heard since the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy (Job 38:7). ,' To whom is all this praise piven? To our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He is our Lord (Psa. 16:2), and the King of Glory ;.(Psa. 24:10). Consider some of the things for which we are to unite in ¡.praising Him. We were chos- en in Him before the world was (Eph. 1:4). We are accepted in Him. The Holy God receives us in Him, and as- sociates us with all of His thoughts about the Son (Eph'. 1:4). We are builded in Him as living stone. Con- structed into a temple for his habita- tion (Eph. 2:22). We have all bless- ings in Him (Eph. 1:3.). What Ha is to us— Our Rock, Our Strength, perfected in weakness (Psa. 31:4). Our Hiding Place. A sure .refuge in
Timly Topics for Young People BY T. C. HORTON LESSON V. Sunday, July 31, 1910. .... A Meditation upon Christ. Psalm 148. We have a wonderful Psalm for our study. It is a song of praise commenc- ing in heaven, descending, to the earth, and going down into the depths, and ascending again to heavenly places. Praise ascends from the heavenly host, from thé earth and the under world. Angels, men, beasts, cattle, creeping things, fowls, dragons, all animals and inanimate things are bound together in one pean of praise to our Lord and Saviour. It was perfectly appropriate to call for this praise, in David's day, and it is also in our day, and it will be absolutely realized in a coming day, (Rom. 8:18-26) when the old world shall have been delivered from its bond- age. We call upon everything now to praise Him, but then God will demand it of everything, and there will be a
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