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himself and a very different thing for him to deny himself. No one wins success of any sort without some measure of self- denial. The pianist achieves success by rigid discipline, and has denied himself ease and play. But this is not Christian self-sacrifice. Nor is the sacrifice o f every natural inclination in order to acquire wealth any more Christian. In each case, one part o f the man has been denied for the sake o f another part. He has not de nied himself, but only a fraction o f himself. It is self-abnegation o f which Christ is speaking. It is the death o f self-will which He demands.— S trong . III. F ollowing J esus Following Jesus ever day by day, Nothing can harm me, when He leads the way. Sunshine or shadow, whate’er befall, Jesus my Saviour is my all in all. — S elected . IV. S elected B ible V erses “ Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Cor. 3:11). “ He that taketh not up his cross, and fol- loweth after me, is not worthy of me” (Matt. 10:38). “Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body” (2 Cor. 4:10). “ For the love of Christ constraineth u s; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again” (2 Cor. 5:14, IS). “ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in m e: and the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faith o f the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me” (Gal. 2:20). JANUARY 22, 1933 DANGERS OF LIVING JUST FOR THINGS L u k e 12:13-34 Suggestions for the Meeting Hymn—“ Love Divine, All Love Excel ling.” Hymn— “Take Time to Be Holy.” Prayer; Scripture Read Responsively. Violin Solo. Leader’s Talk. Quiet Hour. Hymn—“ Take the World, but Give Me Jesus.” Close with Psalm 1 in Concert. Meditation on the Lesson This familiar passage from Luke is one o f the most heart-searching passages in the Bible, for it touches a subject common to us all—the possession of property. Our Lord was asked to interfere in a family quarrel over an inheritance. The man who asked Him was one whose chief interests were in this present world. How many hearers o f the gospel are just like this man!_ How many are planning for things o f time even as they listen to eternal truths 1 Jesus would not arbitrate in this affair, but He gave the solemn warning to “ be ware o f covetousness.” How common to mankind is this sin 1 It was also this very sin which helped to cast down the angels
who fell. It was this sin which helped to drive Adam and Eve out o f paradise. It is a sin which, ever since the fall, has caused wars, quarrels, divisions, envyings, dis putes, jealousies, hatred, and anger. “ The love o f money is the root o f all evil,” says Paul, and it is the most insidious, the most utterly unsuspected temptation. The most popular confessor o f the Middle Ages has left it on record that, o f the tens o f thou sands that confessed their sins to him, not one ever confessed the love o f money. The prevalence o f covetousness, which is the term for this sin o f loving “things,” is recorded from one end o f the Bible to the other. Isaiah writes that God said: “For the iniquity o f his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him.” In Jeremiah’s time, what was the prevalent sin? “ From the least o f them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetous ness.” Coming on down into the New Testa ment, we find parable and history depict ing characters that are ruined through love o f money. The young man who came running to Jesus to inquire what he must do to ac quire eternal life was crestfallen and down-hearted when Jesus told him: “ Sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.” He was in the can cerous grip o f the love o f “things.” In the parable o f our lesson for today, Jesus is relating the story o f a man whose business was prospering, and who thought within himself, “What shall I do, because
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