The Heart of the Lesson By T- C. HORTQN
His blobd ahd;'\vith this blood-stained.-mw- ’ sage we are to "go 'out to:a;sin-cursed worlu and: tell the glad tidihgs?rof:rg06d things. ] rTHere“a'fe only two r'ebntsifds for.-the/ser vant iri: thi’s blessed''bus'ftiess? ■ First,: he1is tp,'be good—a kind afid'loving messenger, ’a benefice®'bbn'd'-servahtL Secondly,- be-••is to .be faithful.' THis perhaps is the supreme test.’ .Faithful in administering the trust: faithful ’in’’carrying on the great business: faithful iri delivering the message.- -/There must be tio diluting of the Gospel; there must be no shrinking: from its close-fitting terms; nb eliminating the •eternal thirties. The lesson spells' clearly— privilege, oppor tunity, responsibility, r¿ward: The lesson is a challenge to every :child of God to make the most of the present' op portunity to give the Gospel to the tVeedv world. Eternity and the destiny of souls are included in the lesson. Lesson V.—August 2, 1914 ( Golden Text,—Zechariah 9:9.1*1 ' "Rejoice greatly, O daughter af Zion, shout O daughter of Jerusalem, behold thy king cometh unto thee.’’ - What a day of Israel! What an hour for Jerusalem ! What -a time for the Son of God! Five hundred years before it was written, that Jerusalem should welcome the Messiah with joyful acclaim; it was pre dicted that He should ride upon His tri umphant entry upon the foal of an ass. When- the disciples made request for the animal his owner gladly acquiesced. In this incident we can plainly see the un folding of God’s purposes as recorded in the (prophetic word, concerning the future of the King and the kingdom. The King had come; the rulers of the Jews had re jected Him, but in spite of their antagonism and opposition He was to be proclaimed King. From Bethany He came with a great gathering of .friends and followers. Out from Jerusalem poured a multitude of peo ple that had come to the feast of the Pass-
Lesson .IV.—July 26, 1914 GoÌdèn!'Text,—Matthew 25:21. ''""‘Well done, good and faithful servant.*.- The goiden-text has a gpod ring to it. It .suggests ,the picture of*a victor and a'laurel leaf. Back, of the pictitre lie.s 'tlie' service loyally, lovingly performed. I have heard a. great !many people say that, they, could .wish for no. higher reward than a “well done” from the Lord. Of course not. There is ¡.nothing 'better, that . He can Say than. “Well .done, good and faithful servant.” l|er.e,%, a loving but just master, com- inijting tp. hi§. servants capital upon which to do business,for him during his absence. The^àpjtali i.s, npt.their own but his. It is ,aj) -fiO.trus.tment it is for use. .. The .command is definite—“Occupy (do .business). ..till I come.” Make the capital earn ail possible.. The coming of the master ig certaip, .¡He. wants the profits' accumu lated from his investment. The call, to ac count.. The day may be in a short time or .in a long time, .but the time is inevitable. The compensation is beyond .expectation, unlooke.d for, undeserved. The commenda tion is best of all, “well done.” This, is a brief suggestion of our relation to our Lord. . He has. entrusted us with ..talents and abilities and has committed unto , us the Gospel, ,of grace. The most sacred thing in all the'world is this Gospel./ The heart of the Gospel is the blood of the Lamb. It is given., to us for ,others. Thv only way in which God can. secure definite returns from the investment of the life of His Son is through the faithful service of , His servants. What capital is this with which to do business ! The blood makes atonement for sin. Without it there is no remission. We have the only sin cure. It is the blood. We have the only means of bringing the sinner who is afar off, righi .to God., It is the blood. We have the onlv r life-giving remedy for the soul sick. “Who- , so," eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life.” Redemption is through
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