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THE K I N G ’ S BUSINESS Thoughtfulness for our souls is the most effectual cure of thoughtfulness for the things of the world.— Sel. When we put first what belongs first, God adds the secondary to the primary with out our seeking the lesser gift, but when we put first what belongs second, we forfeit the primary and we have not even the assurance of the second ary, for there is no promise given of secondary good except when kept in normal relation to the primary.j^-Pier- son. v. 34. Take no thought. Anxiety never yet bridged over a chasm|fg-Ruf- fin. Nothing in life is more remark able than the unnecessary anxiety which we take, the most of which we occasion ourselves.— Beaconsfield. Sufficient unto the day. Trouble there must be in this world but no one need have more than each day brings.— Gibson. Of all the blessed guards placed by Scripture along the Christian’s way to keep him from despair, the most divinely helpful is the sunset limit. We can bear what ever comes to us between the sun’s rise and set, for alongside of this com mand, is there not always a promise waiting, “ As thy days so shall thy strength be” ?— Christian World Pulpit. Our Heavenly Father’s Care. Matt. 6:25-30; Ex. 16:4, 5, 14-18. - Memory Verse.— “ He careth for you.” 1 Pet. 5:7. Approach.—-Clara, you did not know the beautiful chrysanthemums you brought were going to help us tell our lesson story this morning, did you? (If living where BEGINNERS fresh flowers cannot AND PRIMARY be obtained, secure a Mabel L. Merrill picture of lilies or any other flower with which the children are familiar.) One day .when I was calling at Clara’s home she showed me her flowers, but these did not have any flowers on them
the means which reason dictates for procuring things needful for the body, looking up to Himself at every step, yet leave them to starve?— Jamieson. The Father feedeth them. God is the Maker of the birds and He is pur Father. He Who feeds His birds will not forget His childrenJS-Henry. v. 27. Add one cubit. Can your solicitude alter the case or unravel the intricacy* of human events?— Blair. v. 28. Consider the lilies. And,see the superiority of the natural over the artificial. Consider the lilies and have faith in the Father. Think of God clothing the grass and forgetting the child! Impossible. Let a lily detach itself from its root and it must perish. So with man. Let him cut himself off from God and he will become as a withered, driven leaf.— Parker. v. 29. Solomon not arrayed like one of these. The wonder is that we too may be rooted in the power from which the lily draws its grace. We may draw into our souls the wealth of the eter nal, even the unsearchable riches of Christ. We may put on the beauty of holiness. We may be clothed in the graces of the Spirit.—-Jowett. v. 30. If God so clothe the grass. In everything around Him Jesus saw tokens which told Him God had been at work making all things beautiful in their season, but He saw how infinitely more precious in God’s sight is the hu man soul than all these works of His hands.-^—Troup. Cast into oven. Cut grass which soon withers from the heat, is still used in the East for firing.— Alford. Clothe you. Those who aban don themselves wholly to God need have no fear of being abandoned by God.— Sel. Ye of little faith. Note •four occurrences of this expression— hete rebuking care, in 8:26 rebuking fear, and in 14:31 rebuking doubt, in 16:8 rebuking reasoning.' fer^Comp. Bible. v. 33. Seek first the kingdom.
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