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T h u r s d a y , J u ly IS , 1937 THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. improved ’ UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAY » 1 chool K-esson S L, THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE B y R E V . H A R O L D L . L U N D Q U IS T D e a n o f th e M o o d y B ib le I n s titu te o f C h ic a g o . © W e s te r n N e w s p a p e r U n ion . Clean Comics That Will Amuse Both Old and Young Lesson for July 18 L E S S O N T E X T — E x o d u s 3:13-16; 4:10-16; 6 :1 . G O L D E N T E X T — T h e L ord w ill g iv e s t r e n g t h u n to h is p e o p le .— P s a lm 29:11. P R IM A R Y T O P IC — W h en M oses W as A fr a id . J U N I O R T O P IC — M o s e s M a d e A m b a s s a d o r. I N T E R M E D I A T E A N D S E N IO R T O P IC — G o d S ta n d s b y H is W o rk er s. Y O U N G P E O P L E A N D A D U L T T O P IC — S tr o n g In t h e S tr e n g th o f G od . Never in a hurry! Who? God. He needed a hum an leader to bring his chosen people up out of the bondage of Egypt and he spent 80 y ears getting him ready—40 years learning all the wisdom of Egypt, and 40 years learning the lessons of God, patience and humility, on the back side of the desert. Infinite and omnipotent is God, and he m ay move with faster-than- lightning speed. But usually we find him working out his blessed pur poses, norm ally, quietly, but always “ on tim e .” Our lesson brings before us the m eeting with God which preceded the appearance of Moses as the head of the nation of Israel in its m ighty conflict with Pharaoh. We find him first proceeding with com m endable care but then going on in unfortunate hum ility which am ount ed .alm ost to unbelief and which re sulted in the substitution of his brother Aaron as hi3 spokesm an, but eventually we do see him going about his difficult task with resolu tion and courage. I. Justifiable Caution (Exod. 3:13- 16). N either God nor m an d are entru st a high and difficult commission to a foolish m an who brusquely “ rushes in where angels fear to tre a d .” The fact th a t one feels fully and unhesitatingly qualified to take over such a responsibility is alm ost a certain indication th a t he is not the m an to assum e it. The am bassador m ust have cre dentials. God’s representative has them . When “ they shall sa y ”—w hat an im portant and difficult situation th a t creates. The one who speaks for God m ust expect not only the scornful bitterness of God’s en em ies, but also the unbelieving questions of those he seeks to serve. “ W hat shall I sa y ? ” asks Moses, and God answ ers th a t he m ay say th a t " I AM” had sent him. This nam e of God reveals him as the eternal, independent, self-sufficient, self-existent, im m utable, personal being. Consider, C hristian brethren, whose we are and whom we serve. H ere indeed is “ inspiration in ex cess of duty,” real equipm ent for C hristian life and service. But Moses seem s to be unable to see beyond his own hum an infirmity even in the light of such a glorious revelation, supplem ented as it was by m iraculous powers, and we find him showing an II. Unjustified Humility (Exod. 4 10-12). When God calls a m an he knows his lim itations—why then should one plead them as an excuse for not serving? The excuse of Moses th a t he w as not a fluent speaker has been the stand-by of unwilling work ers all through the ages. When asked to lead a p ray er m eeting, teach a Sunday School class, conduct a young people’s m eeting, thousands have lam ely thus excused them selves and m issed a blessing. The perfect answ er of God in v .ll m erits attention. God m ade your mouth and mine, He gives us the power of speech. He asks not the eloquence of polished rhetorical pe riods, or the flights of m an ’s im ag ination. He w ants but the incom parable eloquence of his own words on our lips. Dr. Richard Ellsworth Day in “ Bush Aglow” rightly points out th a t this was the secret of the power of D. L. Moody. III. U nnecessary Substitution (Exod. 4:13-16). Loving and patient is our God, hut th ere is a boundary line to th at patience. Moses went too fa r in his hum ility and reflected on the ability of God, who prom ptly substituted Aaron as the spokesman. G racious was He in thus provid ing a helper for Moses. But one wonders w hat Moses m issed of blessing and power because of his slowness of heart. IV. "And A fterw ard” (Exod. 5:1). Commissioned, bearing creden tials from the infinite and eternal “ I AM,” and with a strong and elo quent brother by his side, Moses stands before P haraoh to say in God’s nam e, “ Let m y people go.” P rep aratio n and the holy privilege of fellowship with God a re to m ake us ready for service. While it is folly to go unprepared, it is double folly to p repare and then fail to go when God com m ands. M o rn in g and E v e n in g P r a y e r It is well to let p ray er be the first em ploym ent in the morning and the last in the evening.—M Luther. As He Sees Us As we come to know ourselves through and through, we come to see ourselves m ore as God sees us. T h e C o u n te rs o f W is e M e n Words are the counters of wise m en, and the money of fools.— H o b b e s. I By THE FEATHERHEADS O s b o rn e WELL—I ALWAYS X BUT VOU'RE iL/e-L TU k ______ 77 P IP I LIKE THIS not e a t in g - BAKED HAM AN V SpiNACH— FROM t h e I COOKED DELICATESSEN— a n d the potato T hat - don ' t telu I'M AFRAID VOCI DIDN'T— IT ST i LL TAST e S LIKE S P IN A C H /, ME I DIDN'T C O O K IT LONG" ENOUGH myself — SA L A D - V m -N- a ' s 1 VI o U l D h T T ÌI im K a L I V T L * . t c l l a H L itre C o u l d B u s t A T iuS T C D C ask . 4¡6. OATS I ^ U i T er> IT ' TS u -STETD P ©nell By S. L. 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