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THE K I N G ’ S BUSINESS ilies. His disciples must not hesitate to side with Him rather than with father or mother or son or daughter.— Camb. Bible. v. 37. Boveth father or mother more than me. It is as if He underestimated family ties, responsibilities and duties and treated lightly the “ first command ment with promise.” ,Yet we know well that by precept and example He ever up held parental rights. His point is two fold. His claim must be wholly ab sorbing because it is divine. Christ be ing first, we must keep Him in His place by putting everything else sec ond.—Weekly Pulpit. v. 38. Kolloweth after Me. Why are so many professors crying, “ My lean ness, my leanness” ? Self is not denied. Christ is not followed fully*— Sel. v. 39. He that loseth his life. To gain the lower now is to lose the higher hereafter and- conversely, to lose the lower for the sake of Christ, is to gain the higher.— Horn. Com. v. 41. A prophet’s reward. What is a prophet’s reward and what is a righteous man’s reward? The Master is speaking to His disciples before sending them forth on a missionary en terprise. He tells them what kind of treatment they are to expect. He sought to bring out in regard to this matter that a man’s true wealth lay in himself, not in his belongings, not in his surroundings. The true reward of the prophet is growing power of see ing more deeply into the deep things of God and the growing power of re vealing them more and more clearly to men. The true reward of the right eous man is his becoming more right eous still, his finding the path of duty before him growing clearer and him self more able to walk it without stumbling.— Ewen.- v. 42. Whosoever. The finest serv ices are within the power of the poorest people. The deepest ministries find their symbols in cups of cold water
which it is in the power of everybody to give. The great benefactors are the great lovers and their coin is not that of material money but the wealth of the heart.— Jowett. A cup of cold water. God’s rewards are not based on the amount of the gift but on how well it is given.— Sel. Some people will give a cup of milk but they are careful to skim it before they give it.— Davis. In the-name of a disciple. God appre ciates a gift according to the motive which actuates the giver. (Mk. 9:41; Heb. 6:10.) If the gift of a cup of cold water is to be rewarded, then all the world might be rewarded. Mark, however, the regard which is paid to the subject of motive. A distinction is drawn between mere animal kind ness and Christian generosity. Why was that gift given, that deed done, that word uttered? How prone we are to deceive ourselves on the subject of motive. Jesus Sending Out Helpers. Matt. 10:1-8, 29-31, 42. Memory Verse.— “ Freely ye have re ceived, freely give.” Matt. 10:8. Approach.— Show a candle and light it before the class. We do not need this candle now for the sun is shining and it is day. But when it is dark we . must have a light to BEGINNERS find our way. We AND PRIMARY need a light to keep Mabel li. Merrill - us from falling and being hurt. This candle is to help us think about light— ' the light that shines in the heart and helps us just as light helps us in going about. Jesus our Saviour King, who has all power and can do all things, makes the light of His love to shine in our hearts, so that we can find the way to the home above, and so that we shall know the way to live here. This candle is to make us think of the light of love Jesus gives. Here is a little taper, a very small candle. But see— it has a
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