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THE K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S unto our souls the wealth of the eter nal, even the unsearchable riches of Christ. We may put on the beauty of holiness. We may be clothed in the graces of the Spirit.—Jowett. v. 30. Grass cast into the oven. Wood being rare in most parts of the Bast, grass, twigs and straw are com monly used for fuel.—Carr. Shall he not much more clothe you? Those who abandon themselves wholly to God need have no fear of being abandoned by God.—rSel. O ye of little faith.. Note the four occurrences of this expression :—here rebuking care; in 8:26 rebuk ing fear; in 14:31 rebuking doubt; in 16: 8 rebuking reasoning.—Comp. Bible. v. 32. Yohr Father Jtnoweth. God knows our thoughts better than we do ourselves, but though He knows them, He will know them from us.—Henry. v. 33. Seek ye first the kingdom of God. When we put first what belongs first, God adds the secondary to the primary without our seeking the les ser good, but when we put first what belongs second, we forfeit the primary, and we have not even the assurance o f ; the secondary, for there is no promise ever given of secondary good except when kept in normal relation to the primary.—Pierson. X must put first things first. I must seek holiness before success. I must seek character before reputation. I must seek righteousness before quietness.—Jowett. Thought fulness for our souls is the most "effec tual cure for thoughtfulness for the things of the world.—Sel. We begin at the right end of our work when we begin with God.—M. H. v. 34. Take therefore no thought. Our Lord regarded the cheerfulness and joy, and the absence of care and anxiety as the mark of a true Christian who puts his trust in God.—Dummelow. We \ r e living today. Forget yesterday (Phil. 3:13) and don’t fret about to morrow.—K. B. Anxiety never yet bridged over a chasm.—Ruffin. Noth ing in life is more remarkable than the
innecessary anxiety which we endure and generally occasion ourselves.—Bea- consfield. Sufficient unto the day. Trouble there must be in the world, but no one need have more than each day brings.—Gibson. God, Our Heavenly Father. Our lesson is from three passages of scripture, each giving a different pic ture of God, but the three making such a wonderful composite picture of Him as Creator, Defender MY CLASS and Loving Father that OF GIRLS we get a new vision pf Clara Silliman His greatness and His love for us. Have you sometimes thought God did not care about you or the things which, con cern you? Well let us see. God, the Creator. Who can conceive the beginning of creation? We do not know the start ing point of time nor in what form the universe came into being, just that in that far off beginning, however distant, God was. “In the beginning, God.” No grander words could stand at the begin ning of the Bible. God was in the be ginning and all the way through. He created all things. The creation was the field for His plan to be carried out —His complete plan—redemption as well as creation. God brought forth what had been planned in Eternity. The necessity for redemption was foreseen in Eternity, for in Rev. 13:8 we read of, the “Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” Thus redemption was not an afterthought or repairing of failure but God’s purpose from Eternity. Not only did God create the world, but also the beings who should inhabit it, to whom and in whom He might make Himself known and who might glorify Him on earth and afterward enjoy Him in Heaven. So you see God thought of you way back in the beginning. That thought of God’s wisdom and power need not overawe you for John tells us
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