Bible Readings for the Home Circle—1914 - A New You Ministry

BIBLE READINGS
NOTE.— If one loves God, he may rest assured that out of every trial
and affliction good will come.
24. In bereavement, like whom should we not sorrow
“As others which have no hope.” 1 Thess. 4:13.
25. When our friends fall asleep in death, with what words are we
told to comfort one another
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also
which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. . . . For the Lord Himself
shall descend from heaven with a shout, {566
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Archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise
first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with
them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with
the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” Verses 14–18.
26. What promise has God made to bereaved mothers
“Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes
from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall
come again from the land of the enemy.” Jer. 31:16.
27. What did Christ say would be the experience of His people in this
world
“In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have
overcome the world.” “Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice:
and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.”
John 16:33, 20.
28. In what respect is the reaping of God’s people to differ from their
sowing
“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and
weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
bringing his sheaves with him.” Ps. 126:5, 6.
SOMETIME when all life’s lessons have been learned,
And sun and moon forevermore have set,
The things that our weak judgments here have spurned,
The things o’er which we grieved with lashes wet,
Will flash before us, out of life’s dark night,
As stars shine most in deepest tints of blue,
And we shall see how all God’s ways were right,
And how what seemed reproof was love most true.
MAY RILEY SMITH.
BE of good cheer! I know sometime
Life’s song will run in perfect rhyme.
Somewhere, I know, all things will be
Attuned to perfect harmony.
Sometime, somewhere, each sad refrain
COMFORT IN AFFLICTION
Shall be its own surcease of pain.
The compensation love will send
Will be in bringing friend to friend;
And all the heartaches that we bore,
In God’s good time will be no more.
ROBERT LEE WALDEN.
TRUSTING IN JESUS
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1. WHAT did the prophet Isaiah predict of Christ
“And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an
ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and His rest shall be
glorious.” Isa. 11:10.
NOTE.— Paul renders this, “In Him shall the Gentiles trust.” Rom. 15:12.
2. Why does God wish us to trust in Jesus
“That we should be to the praise of His glory, who first trusted in
Christ.” Eph. 1:12.
3. What did the Ephesians do upon hearing the gospel
“In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the
gospel of your salvation.” Verse 13, first part.
4. What experience followed this trust in Jesus
“In whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy
Spirit of promise.” Verse 13, last part.
NOTE.— To trust in Jesus is to believe in Him, to have abiding and
unbounded confidence in Him. When such trust exists, we are sealed
by the Holy Spirit of promise.
5. What is the gospel to every one that believes
“I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God
unto salvation to every one that believeth.” Rom. 1:16. {568
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6. How does God regard one who abandons his faith
“Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, My soul
shall have no pleasure in him.” Heb. 10:38.
7. Is there danger of believers losing their hold on Christ
“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”
Matt. 24:12.
8. By what does one gain the victory over the world
“This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” 1 John
5:4.