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catch nothing.” To which he replied, “Well you see, sir, th ere are th ree rules for angling and 'tis no good if you don’t' mind them . The first is keep yourself out of sight; the second, keep yourself fu rth er out of sight; and th e th ird is, keep yourself still fu rth e r out of sight. Then you’ll do it.” An apostle must lose sight of self. He must be hum ble in prayer and pray th a t he be hum ble. Yet th ere is nothing mean or pus illanimous about th is grace. There is even omnipotence in hum ility. It is beautiful, lovely, strong, and attractive. (To the Teacher:—• It will be noted th a t th e passages used for th e Jun io r lessons do not al ways correspond to those selected for th e Adult lesson, as we have chosen for th e Jun io rs those incidents which would especially appeal to children.) Lesson In our lesson today Jesus and His disciples are in th e same room in which He washed th eir feet. Jesus loves His disciples. He is going away from them into Heaven and wants to com fort them. He knows th a t they will miss Him, so He tells them where He is going and what He will do for them. W hat does He tell them not to do? (v. 1). W hat does He tell them there is in His F a th e r’s house? (v. 2). Where is the F a th e r’s house? W hat is Jesus doing for people in the F a th e r’s house (v. 2). W hat will He do when He has the house all ready? (v. 3). How do we become members of the F a th e r’s fam ily? (1 :1 2 ). W hat did Jesus say He was? (v. 6: Way—T ru th— L ife). Can you remember some other names THE JUNIORS THE WAY TO THE FATHER Jo h n 14:1-6
(3 ) Why did Jesus choose Judas? (Jo h n 6:64, 70, 71). (4) Why did He wash His disciples' feet? (v. 14; Rom. 12:10-16; Gal. 5 :1 3 ). (5 ) W hat is th e essential thing in the believer’s life? (Gal. 5 :6 ; Rev. 22 :14 ).
SUGGESTIVE COMMENT Geo. F. Guy, (Layman) Los Angeles, California
How much th ere may be of earnest and active religion while hum ility is sadly lacking. How unlike th e ir Mas ter, who came to m inister and not to he m inistered unto, were these disciples a t th is last supper. Jealousy and cov etousness had caused them to neglect th e accustomed courtesy, and Jesus, reading th e ir thoughts, girded Himself and perform ed the service of the ser vant to teach th em— and us— th a t hum ility comes before apostleship. I t is easier to become a disciple th an to persuade another to become one. Every Christian is called to be an apos tle; to lift up a voice for God; to pro claim Jesus Christ to a lost world. But how can one he an apostle for Christ w ith vanity and self-exaltation prom inently developed? Power for service comes through lowliness. Weakness and failure are often from lack of humbleness of heart. In sp iritual things, as in love, one must “ stoop to conquer.” Andrew Murray says, “One cannot prevail w ith men until he prevails w ith God.” Many of us cannot see because we stand in our own light. We m ust lay ourselves prone before God before we can lead sinful men to Him. An old man stood one day fishing for tro u t and pulling them out briskly. Some one came upon him thu s busily engaged and said to him, “You manage it cleverly, old friend, I have passed a good many below here who seem to
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