King's Business - 1947-07

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who were serving Satan rather than serving God. King Solomon, the wisest of all kings, wrote in God’s Word: “Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away” (Prov. 4:14, 15). Notice that God’s children are commanded to not even pass by the path of the wicked. Christians would not be lured into sin so easily if they re­ fused to even pass by anything that dishonored their Lord. Only God can give true knowledge and true wisdom concerning the path in which Christians should walk. Solomon said, “He [God] , . . preserveth [keeps] the way of his saints.” When our h e a r t s are cleansed by the blood of Christ and our lives are given completely to Him, He will keep us from evil. Daily our prayer must be, "Deliver us from evil.” Our part is to refuse to see, hear, taste, touch, or do anything that is questionable for one who is a child of the King. His part is to direct our paths in His will. The leaders in any land influence the character of the living therein, and the degree of prosperity. When the leaders are neither drunkards nor gluttons, the land is blessed and “happy” (R.V.), Nourishing food and nonintoxicat­ ing drink are necessary for building strength of body. But the intemper­ ate use of the food, and the indul­ gence in intoxicating liquors result in the weakness and final destruc­ tion of the land. Favored is the land that is free from both gluttony and drunkenness. Points and Problems "Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags” (28:21). This is the only place in the Bible this word drowsiness oc­ curs. It pictures the stupor that strong drink brings upon man, ren­ dering him unfit for life and service of any kind. At last it brings him to poverty. He finds himself in rags, when he might have been in robes. There is a sense in which all sin is like this. Sin stupefies; it deadens ambition and kills self-respect. It renders a man drowsy to everything high and holy, and in the end mocks T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S T he H appy L and (E ccl . 10:17)

successive verse beginning with a different Hebrew letter in alphabeti­ cal order. Thus there is presented a complete picture of an ideal woman. Her characteristics from A to Z (Aleph to Tau) are given. The three verses in today’s lesson present the A. B. C. Aleph, Beyth, Gimel, of her character. (P roverbs 2:1-9; 4:14-23; 22:11) M e m o r y V er se : “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me” (Psa. 51:10). Two Christian children had been warned about entering places of worldly amusement. For a time they avoided even walking in front of ‘these places. One day, they walked slowly by the open doors, planning to pass by and just look in. The sound of lively music and laughter caused them to stop. The gay lights and beautiful rooms soon drew them to the entrance hall. Before long, they, too, were mingling with those For the Children K eeping A way F rom E vil Outline and Exposition T he D anger of S trong D rink (P rov . 20:1; 23:19-21) History, modern and ancient, bears witness to the fact that wine mocks and strong drink debases. Ever since Noah’s day, a curse has rested upon liquor, and those who use it (20:1). Drunkenness and gluttony usually are companions (23:19-21). Their harvest is mental, spiritual, physi­ cal, and, in some cases, material pov­ erty. Some people may drink and retain material possessions, but none can drink without coming to poverty of mind and soul. T he C haracter of S trong D rink (P rov . 23:29-35) Intemperance is recognized by its results: woe, sorrow, babbling, “wounds," and redness of eyes. These are the portion of those who “tarry long” at the wine (vv. 29, 30). The proverb warns against it (w . 31-35). “It moveth itself aright,” or, “ goeth down smoothly” (R.V.), but it bites as a serpent and has the poison of an adder. Under its in­ fluence, the mind is filled with strange sights, and the heart with unnatural desires. Dangers are un­ seen and hurts not felt. Even when soberness comes, the desire to return to the drink is still present.

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AUGUST 17, 1947 STRAIGHT THINKING ABOUT DRINKING P rov . 20:1; 23:19-21, 29-35; E ccl . 10:17

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