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as in nature, we are coworkers with God. We plant the seed and plan the plant and hoe and harvest it. But God gives us the seed and the soil and then sends the rain and the sunshine, and supplies that won drous thing that we call life, and makes it grow to perfection. “God has more life than anybody,” said a child trustfully. Happy is the person who finds God’s plan for his life and falls in with it.— R obertson . JUNE 11, 1933 WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH OUR EDUCATION? A cts 7 :22, 30-36 Suggestions fo r th e M eeting Hymn—“Give of Your Best to the Mas ter.” Hymn—“Is Your Life a Channel of Blessing?” Prayer. Hymn—“My Life, my Love I give to Thee.” Scripture. Quartet—“Nothing Between.” Leader’s Talk. Testimonies. Quiet Hour. Benediction—Psalm 1 in Concert. M editation on th e Lesson Moses is the outstanding example in all history of one who knew the best use to make of an education. “Learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians,”-yet he was the “meekest man” on the earth. He surrend ered his life and learning to God to be used of Him in whatever way He pleased. In that great faith chapter in Hebrews— the eleventh—the sacred writer tells us these most fascinating inspiring facts about Moses: Moses had the “long look.” He looked past worldly fame, ease, prosperity, luxury, and prominence—all his, as son of Phar aoh’s daughter—and looking far into the future, by faith he chose the eternal things (cf. Heb. 11:24-27). Common sense would have called him foolish, indeed, to give up a royal home to cast his lot with a despised race. But time and history and, above all, God’s Word show us his superior wisdom in choosing. What gave him the strength and power to do this ? We have the answer here: “He endured ás seeing him who is invisible,” one of those paradoxes so marvelous in God’s Word. Moses gave up all for God, and God hon ored him by associating his name forever with Jesus Christ’s name in the “song of Moses and the Lamb.” Moses, the greatest law-giver, a great statesman, a great poet, a great general, a great leader, a great believer, is an incom parable illustration of how best to use an education. He offers a challenge to the youth of today who pride themselves on their learning and advancement. “Give of your best to the Master.” Paul, the great apostle to the Gentiles, is the outstanding example in the New Testa ment of a person who knew what to do with his education. “Brought up in Jeru salem at the feet of Gamaliel [a learned doctor of the law] and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fa thers,” Paul was one of the most brilliant men of his times, and by far the greatest logician, humanly speaking, of all time. Yet, although his keen intellect and his acquired wisdom lifted him above the or dinary, he humbly bowed at the feet of our glorious Lord, whom he met on the
road to Damascus, and yielded his all to the Master’s will. L ead er’s Helps I. A H igh C alling There was a medical missionary in Per sia who refused a palace and princely in come as personal physician to the Shah, saying, “I came to Persia to relieve the distresses of the poor in the name of Jesus.” There was an educator in China who declined the highisalaried preisidency of an imperial university, giving as his reason, “I want to translate the Bible and to preach the gospel and to train up Christian min isters.”— S m ith . II. M aking H istory “Well, John,” said a young man to a col lege mate whom he had not seen for many years, “are you making lots of money?” “No,” replied the other, a Christian worker in a large city. - /“Pm not in that line, but I’m making history, in my com munity.” JUNE 18, 1933 HOW CAN WE IMPROVE OUR TIME? E phesians 5 :15, 16 S uggestions for th e M eeting Hymn—“Work, for the Night is Com ing.” . Hymn—“Look all around You.” Scripture from Memory. r. Prayer. Hymn—“To the Work, to the Work.” Violin Solo. Leader’s Message. . Testimonies. Quiet Hour. Hymn—-“Take Time! to Be Holy.” ’• Benediction—Jude 24. M editation on th e Lesson In this practical chapter of this match less letter to the Ephesians, Paul has been describing in varicolored details the walk of the believer. He tells them to “walk in love,” “walk in-light.” Now he is saying, “Walk in wisdom.” “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,” To “walk circumspectly” is to walk care fully. The root meaning of the word, as you Latin students will readily discern, is “to look around”- -circiun, “around” ; “spectly,” from spectare, “to look.” So Paul admonishes the believer never to take a step without looking around, but to walk “as wise” because they have been instructed by the Lord. The children of Israel were
led through the wilderness by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night which could be seen clearly at all times. Be lievers now have the illuminating light of God’s Holy Spirit, and hence they are able to know and do the will of God. “Redeeming the time, because the days are evil,” implies “buying up the opportun ity,” as the marginal reading gives it. The word “redeem” speaks of the preciousness of the thing you want to obtain. If it is?highly prized, yqu are determined to redeem it at any price. So Paul exhorts: Buy up opportunities—opportunities for studying God’s Word and digging deeper into it for hid treasure, opportunities for serving your fellow man. Tittman says, “Watch out for opportuni ties as merchants do, and accurately choose out the best goods ; watch the time and make it your own so as to control it; serve not the time, but command it, and it shall do what you approve.” “The whole world lies in the lap of the wicked one,” said Jesus. Large numbers of earnest Christians fail to realize the solemn truth here taught, and join in praise of the progress and development in art, science, literature, and politics. One of the surest signs of spiritual decline is when worldly progress and achievement is at its height. Remember, “the days are evil.” L ead er’s H elps I. R edeeming the T ime If you are really interested in “redeem ing the time,” meditate on these injunc- tions: R ejoice evermore. 1 Thess. 5:16. E ngage in Christian service. Matt. 4:19. D iligent in business. Prov. 22:29. E nlist others in service. John 1:45, 46. E ndeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit. Eph. 4 :3. M agnify His holy name. Psa. 34:3. II. Now is the T ime Upon the sun-dial that was erected at All Souls’ College, Oxford, England, these Latin words in large gold letters are in scribed above the long pointer, “Pereunt et imputantur”— -“They [the hours] perish and are set down to our account,” or, “They are wasted and are added to our debt.” Today is your day and mine, the only day we have, the day in which we play our part. What our part may. signify in the great whole, we may not understand, but we are here to do it, and now is the time. JUNE 25, 1933 SOME SOCIAL DANGERS AND HOW TO REMOVE THEM R omans 13:11-14 Suggestions fo r th e M eeting
The Lord Our Refuge B y D inn ie M c D ole H ayes Art thou weary ? Perfect rest. Find by leaning on My breast. Art thou hungry? I am Bread: Thou with Me be surely fed. Art thou sad? My love shall be Joy and peace eternally. Art thou lonely? I will be Sweet companionship for thee. Art thou needy? I, thy Lord, Promise help in Mine own Word. Art thou sinful? I will give Pardon, if thou wilt believe .
Hymn—“Looking unto Jesus.” Hymn—“The Fight is On.” Prayer. Scripture Read Responsively. Duet—“Saved by Grace.” Leader’s Message. Quiet Hour. Testimonies. Benediction—Numbers 6 :24-26. M editation on th e Lesson
When Christ, who was “the light of the world” as long as He was in it, left to go back to His Father’s house, the world be came night. Now believers are awaiting the “daystar” to arise and bring in the day. Paul speaks of our salvation being nearer than when we believed. He does not mean chronologically nearer, but nearer in the sense of the full result of salvation in glory. [Continued on page 161]
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