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Tuesday
First Lesson
Amos 6:1-8
1
Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain
of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the
house of Israel came!
2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath
the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better
than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence
to come near;
4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their
couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out
of the midst of the stall;
5 That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves
instruments of music, like David;
6 That
drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments:
but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
7 Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go
captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall
be removed.
8 The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God
of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces:
therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
1st Lesson Questions -
How do I live my life - am I at ease as some were in Zion (V. 1), or is there something which draws me toward God and my unfinished work in Christ? Could my life be described akin to those who drink wine in bowls? (V. 6) RESOLVE.
Second Lesson
Galatians 4:1-11
1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth
nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed
of the father.
3 Even
so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements
of the world:
4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his
Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive
the adoption of sons.
6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of
his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son,
then an heir of God through Christ.
8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them
which by nature are no gods.
9 But
now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God,
how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto
ye desire again to be in bondage?
10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in
vain.
2nd Lesson Questions -
Have I been in bondage to elements of the world this past week? (V. 3) What are they? Is most of my labor expended in the worldly or spiritual arena? How often do I turn again to the weak and beggarly elements? (V. 9) RESOLVE.