THE KING'S BUSINESS
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He never leaves His sheep alone. I! we take Jesus as our Savior, He will look out for everything else that we need.• Memory Verse: "Seek ye first the Kin·gdom of God, and His righteous– ness; and all these things shall be add– ed unto you." Matt. 6:33. So let us never get troubled about not having things the same as others, for Jesus will see to it that we have all that is good for us to have. I know chil– dren who cry because they cannot have the· same thing some one else has, and they. make their parents very sad at times, because they act that way. Now remember, that if it were good for you to ·have the thing that you want so badly, Jesus would see that you got it, for He wants you to have all that is good for you. If you do not get it, you may be sure it is not best for you to have it.
in, and they cou,nted the fish; there were 153 great big fish and the net did not break. Then Jesus said, "Come, eat." They knew by this time that . it was Jesus that helped them. Jesus came and gave them a breakfast of bread and fish. That was the third time that Jesus came to any of His disciples after He arose from the dead. By help– ing them at that time, Jesus proved to them that He was always on the watch to help those who loved Him. He is just the same today; waching us all the time from heaven, and helping us in our work, and in our play, and in every thing that we have to do. We could not do much if it were not for the help that we get from Jesus, though we do not know He is near us at the time. But just as He was near these dis– ciples and they did riot know it, He i's near us when we do not know it, for
SEPTEMBER 30, 1923 PETER RESTORED-John 21: 15-25
Golden Text: "Blessed be the God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to bis abundant mercy hath begotten us again to a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." ( 1 Peter 1: 2) Outline: ( 1) Probing and Commissioning, vs. 15-17. (2) Predicting and Commending, vs. 18-25. ( 1) yet he had proven false. We should be careful about boasting. It is easy to p1·omise to yield our lives to Jesus, to give up all for Him, to make a complete surrender; but bow often when the test comes in business or in social life, we say "I know not the Man.'' PROBING AND COMMISSION– ING, vs. 15-17, "Lovest thou me? * • * Feed my sheep," v. 16.
Jesus finds a way to Peter's heart with the question, "Lovest thou rne?" He knew what was in Peter's heart, but Peter needed to know, so He puts the knife in and probes deep. "Do you love me more than these,– more than your boats; more than your friends; more than these other disci· pies? Stop and think!"
The meal over, after sweet converse together, Jesus turns to Peter with a threefold question. Peter had boasted of his devotion. He thought he would be willing to die for bis Lord (Matt. 26:33, 35) ''Peter nn1nvere(l nnd said unto hhn, though all 1nen shall be of'fe11ded because of thee, yet "'111 I never be offended. • • • 'Jlhough I should die ·with thee, yet will I not deny thee.''
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