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obtain the position which is the Lord’s best choice for us.
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Helps for the Leader I. G iv in g “ A l l D ilig en c e ”
If you want to be a strong Christian, you must bend your back to the work and “ give all diligence.” . . . No man becomes a vigorous Christian by any other course than giving “ all diligence.” : It is a very lowly virtue. It is like some of the old wives’ recipes for curing diseases with some familiar herb that grows at every cottage door. People will not have that, but if you bring them some medicine from far away, rare and costly, they will jump at that!— A l ex a n d er M a c l a r e n . II. W o r k in g W it h o u t L abor It is sin that makes work to be labor. Our Lord did not say, “ Come unto me, all ye that work,” but, “that labor,” and “ I will give you rest” from labor, that you may work better. — The Sunday School Times. III. A R e m in d er A youth who because of faithful work in a small country store had secured a larger place in a city, reached a hotel at night on his way and asked the clerk to call him at six o’clock in the morning. An overwhelming sense of timidity and unfit ness kept him at the point of deciding to give up his new position. In the morning the clerk called him and he answered. On dressing, he discovered a card under the door on which was written: “Mr. Mallory, you were called at six o’clock and you answered" In a moment he saw the whole situation in regard to his work. He had been called and he had answered. How many times we forget we have been called and that we answered! — The Young Peoples Weekly. M AY 8, 1938 HOW TO CHOOSE A VOCATION WISELY M a t t h e w 25:14-30 Meditation on the Lesson For our consideration today we have the parable of the talents, which pictures the Christian’s responsibility as he is working for the Lord. Our story is that of a rich man who, about to make a journey, distrib uted his wealth among his servants, giving each a portion “ according to his several ability.” He held each one responsible for the use which he made of his amount, not for the size of it. The test involved faith fulness, not ability. So the Lord Jesus Christ intrusts each of His servants with certain talents which He expects will be used to gain more for Him. He is fair and equitable in His distribution. “ The natural gifts are as the vessel which may be large or small, and which receives ac cording to its capacity but which in each case is filled.” The virtue of the five-talent servant lies not in the proportion of his talent, great though that was, but in the spirit with which he regarded it. He immediately set to work, and gained another five talents.
3 kinds of Lessons and 3 degrees of fruit-bearing. See Jokn 15:1-5
Then why not "ALL BIBLE" beginning NOW with The ALL BIBLE GRADED SERIES of SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS Clarence H. Benson, Editor-in-Chief R e w r i t t e n — E n l a r g e d — S i m p l i f i e d V P V I J Sample copies of previous quarters (spec- * ify departments) sent on request to
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