s ^lllliiuiiiini nuit iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ni ni iieiii iiiiii mm iiciiiiiiiiEi!iii(i!tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiniii(f|.||iiif||i||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||^|l.. Daily Devotiona1H ome Readings Connected witk International Sunday) Sckool Lessons Bj> FREDERIC W. FARR, D. D. ■ ■ âllllllllimilliiSIlJlIllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIllIllIllIliliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUII^ THURSDAY, June 1. Jer. 36:27-32. God’s Word Re-written. The same problem is seen in Psalms 37 and 73, also in Job 21. His difficulty is the greater because he was such a good man himself. Notwithstanding
•After the penknife of Jehudi had done its work o'f. mutilation, the fire followed with its work of destruction and in a few moments all that remained of the sacred roll of parchment was a handful of ashes upon the hearth. The Word of God, however, cannot be so easily disposed of. We may reject it but it still condemns us. The God who inspired the first writing could produce a second like unto the first. Every word that the former parchment con tained-was reproduced and many words of equal weight were added besides. Nothing was gained by burning the roll. Another took its place bigger and bet ter than i the first. Satan thought to exterminate Christianity by putting its confessors to death. The blood of the martyrs was the seed of the Church. Ten new converts sprang up to take the place of each martyr. Man cannot circumvent God. We can do nothing against the truth but for the truth. FRIDAY, June 2. Jer. 32:26-35. ■The Prophet’s Faithfulness After the daring act of presumption and impiety in burning the Word of the Lord, it is said that they were not afraid nor did they rend their garments. They were morally obdurate and indif ferent, not realizing the enormity of their sin. The entire prophecy of Jere miah shows how the wrath of God arose against the guilty and apostate people. He faithfully exposed and denounced their great sin as a breach of the cove nant; an abuse of Divine mercy and an insult to God. ' Interspersed with these words of warning were repeated invita tions tb repentance couched in gentle and touching terms re-enforced by many tears and prayers. All that ten der sympathy, faithful reproof, long de lay and urgent warning could do to reclaim and save guilty men was faith fully done, but in vain. The hour of retribution must come as God had foretold and when it struck at last its vengeance was severe and terrible. SATURDAY, June 3. Jer. 12:1-6. The Prophet’s Prayer. The cause of the prophet’s difficulty may be found in the previous chapter.
his perplexity, he does not doubt that God is right, vs. 1, and he therefore goes to him in his trouble. The query in v. 5 is, “ If thou hast fought with infantry on the field of battle ¡and been defeated, how canst thou stand up against a cavalry charge?’’ It im plies that life proceeds from the sim ple to the complex, from that which is easy and elementary to that which is difficult and involved. If one stum bles over the multiplication table, what will he do with quadratic equa tions? Victory on the lower planes qualifies one for conquest in the high er realms. SUNDAY, June 4. Jer. 1:1.7-19. The Prophet’s Character. Jeremiah’s character shows traits that are contradictory. He faithfully discharged every duty, yet the per formance of duty often caused him keen anguish of heart. He was natur ally diffident and retiring, yet he was outspoken and steadfast in the will of God. He was timid and distrusffùl of himself, yet he spake boldly in the name of God. He was frequently per plexed and sometimes despondent, yet he was always sustained by the grace of God. He was a man of broad views and catholic spirit, yet he possessed intense national feeling. He was a man of prayer and obedient to every Divine leading. The spirit of proph ecy acting upon his mind controlled his natural impulses and qualified him for his. peculiar ministry without changing his individuality or doing vio lence to his disposition. MONDAY, June 5. Jer. 37:1-10. , The Prophet’s, Warning When king Zedekiah sent word to Jeremiah to pray for him asking if God had not delivered him from the Chaldeans, Jeremiah told him plainly that the Chaldeans would capture the city and burn it with fire. The prophet of God could not be bought nor in timidated. Persecuted, hated and re jected by his own people, the faithful
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