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Do You Know These Bible Children? (Those who send in correct answers to the following, will receive honorable men tion in the next issue of T he K ing ' s B usiness .) H The “goodly child” who was hid by his mother for three months lest he be cast into the river in obedience to Pharaoh’s order? 2. The shepherd boy, who was “ruddy and withal o f a beautiful counte nance,” whom God chose to be a king ? 3. The sister who watched her baby brother who was placed in an ark made of bulrushes and left by his mother among the flags at the river’s brink? 4. The twelve-year-old girl who was raised from the dead by the Lord Jesus? Whose daughter was she? 5. The little girl who waited on a great captain’s wife, and was the means of getting him to go to Elisha and there be healed o f his leprosy ? Who was the captain ? 6. The boy king who began to reign in Jerusalem when he was seven years old? He was taught by Jehoiada the priest. He caused God’s house to be repaired. 7. The lad who gave his lunch o f five barley loaves and two fishes to the Lord Jesus? Name the miracle which followed. 8. The boy whose grandmother and mother were women of faith, and whom Paul called his “ dearly be loved son” ? There are two books in the Bible bearing his name. 9. The boy whose birth was announced to his father by an angel as he served in the temple at the altar o f incense? This boy became a great preacher with this message: “ Repent, for the king- dom o f heaven is at hand.” 10. The little boy who served the Lord in the temple before Eli the priest? The Lord spoke to him one night, and he answered, “ Speak, Lord, for thy ser vant heareth.” K. Y. B. Club The K.Y.B. Qub is a “Know-Your- Bible Club” for junior boys and girls of T he K ing ’ s B usiness family. You can become a member of this club by reading through the Gospel o f John. Write to the Junior Department o f T he K ing ’ s B usi ness for a red book, the Gospel o f John. When you have read this through, write a statement to this effect, signed by one of your parents, or your guardian. You will then be sent a K.Y.B.C. pin. I f you are al ready a member, perhaps you can interest other boys and girls in our club. Address : Junior Department, King’s Business, S36 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, Calif.
As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap When seed-sowing time comes in the spring, I am reminded of a little story I once read. Emily lived on a large ranch in Ne braska, and as it is on all ranches, there were many, many things to do. When, the planting time came, Emily’s father taught her how to plant the seed in the nice fur rows he had made, so that she really be came her father’s helper. One day Emily was told to go to a cer tain part of the farm to plant some pump kin seeds. She put on her little sunbonnet and started out for her task, with a bucket o f pumpkin seeds. She planted the seeds carefully at first, but she soon became tired and careless and tipped over the bucket, spilling the rest of the pumpkin seeds on the ground. Then what do you think she did? No, she didn’t pick them up, as I am sure many of you would have done. She thought, “Nobody will know I have spilt these—I will keep my carelessness a secret,” so she just covered them over with the dirt and went back to the house with her empty bucket. The secret was kept for a while, and then one day one of her brothers discov ered that the little pumpkin vines had come up to tell of Emily’s secret. What a sorrowful little girl she must have been as her father took her to the garden and had her count all the little plants 1 That day she learned a lesson which I hope she will remember, that “whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” In the morn o f the holy Sabbath, I like in the church to see The dear little children clustered And worshiping there with me. I am sure that the gentle pastor, Whose words are like summer dew, Is cheered as he gazes over The dear little heads in the pew. Faces earnest and thoughtful, Innocent, grave, and sweet, They look in the congregation Like lilies among the wheat. And I think that the tender Master, Whose mercies are ever new, Has a special benediction For the dear little heads in the pew. When they hear, “ The Lord is my shep herd” Or, “ Suffer the babes to come,” They are glad that the loving Jesus Has given the lambs a home, A place of their own with His people. He cares for me and for you, But close in His arms He gathers The dear little heads in the pew. So I love in the great assembly On the Sabbath morn to see The dear little children clustered And worshiping there with me; For I know that my precious Saviour, Whose mercies are ever new, Has a special benediction For the dear little heads in the pew. —M argaret S angster . Dear Little Heads in the Pew
The Wordless Book No doubt every boy and girl who reads this page has some books of his or her very own; books with lovely stories and beautiful pictures. Now, I have a small book which tells a wonderful story, and yet it has not a single word or picture in it. Would you like to hear the story o f the Wordless Book? You will have to imagine that you are seeing it as I turn the pages for you. The first page in this little book is BLACK, black as the very blackest object you can think of. What does this black page say? In God’s Word, we read, “All have sinned and come short o f the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23), and, “The wages o f sin is death” (Rom. 6:23). This black page tells us how black our hearts must look to the Lord Jesus if we have not be lieved on Him as our Saviour. I am sure that no junior boy or girl wants a black, sinful heart. The setond page is RED, red as blood. What a blessed story this page tells 1 It tells of One who loved us enough to die for us. Yes, the red page tells us that “the blood o f Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:7). There is no other way to cleanse sinful hearts. “Without shedding of blood is no remission” o f sin (Heb. 9:22). W e turn from the red page to one that is clean and pure, and W H ITE as snow. This is the way our hearts look to the Lord Jesus if we have believed on Him as our Saviour. His blood makes black hearts white and clean. “Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow” (Psa. 51:7). I am sure that you would rather have a heart washed clean by the blood of Jesus than one that looked as black as the first page o f our book. Then there is the GREEN page. The green color tells us o f the green grass and all growing things which we see in the springtime. A fter you have come to know the Lord Jesus as your Saviour, He would have you “grow in grace and in the knowl edge of our Lord” (2 Pet. 3:18). Even boys and girls can do this by taking time to read God’s W ord each day, and to talk to Him in prayer. The last page of our Wordless Book is most beautiful. Can you tell the color be fore I turn the page? Yes, it is GOLD. Gold tells us of that beautiful city, the New Jerusalem, whose streets are to be o f pure gold (Rev. 21). Gold also tells us o f the glory that we are to share some .day with the Lord Jesus. “When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall we also appear with him in glory” (Col. 3 :4 ). Would you like to make a Wordless Book, and then let it tell you this wonder ful story from its colored pages? Take pieces o f paper—black, red, white, green, and gold; fold them in halves and fasten them together as a book ; put all the pages in a cover and you will then have a W ord less Book of your own. (These small books can be bought at the Biola Book Room, Los Angeles.)
A Child’s Prayer Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child. Make me gentle as Thou art, Come and live within my heart. Take my childish hand in Thine, Guide these little feet of mine. So shall all my happy days Sing their pleasant song of praise. And the world shall always see Christ, the Holy Child, in me. Amen.
“ Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them n o t: for of such is the kingdom o f God.”
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