GOD IS EVERYWHERE. 31 5. Does He not also know every thing that we think and feel? "Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart." 1 Samuel xvi. 7. 6. My thoughts, before they are my own, Within Thy circling power I stand; I am surrounded still with God. 7. Can our most secret actions always remain coucealed? "For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it he evil." Ecclesiastes xii. 14. 8. In what words does Jesus give us the assurance of our Father's watchful love and care? St. Matthew x. 29-31. 9. Oh, may I try to please Him still, LESSON XV. "THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD." 1. To what does the prophet Isaiah compare God's care for His children? "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom." Isaiah xl. 11. 2. In which Psalm is God spoken of as a Shepherd? The twenty-third. 3. Repeat the first four verses of this Psalm. 4. My Shepherd is the living Lord; I therefore nothing need: In pastures fair, with waters calm, He sets me forth to feed. 5. How does the Psalmist describe God's fatherly care for us? Psalm ciii. 13. 6. In what words does our Lord Jesus Christ speak of Himself as a Shepherd? St. John x. 11, 14. 7. How is the Shepherd's call to the sheep described? "The sheep hear His voice; and He calleth His own sheep by name, and leadeth them out." St. John x. 3. 8. Jesus is our Shepherd, wiping every tear; Jesus is our Shepherd: well we know His voice; None but He shall guide us: we are His alone. Jesus is our Shepherd: with His goodness now The Lord is my Shepherd, no want shall I know; Restores me when wandering, redeems when oppressed. Through the valley and shadow of death though I stray, Thy rod shall defend me, Thy staff be my stay; In the midst of affliction my table is spread; Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God, I seek, by the path which my forefathers trod Through the land of their sojourn, Thy kingdom of love. 3 383 LESSON XVI. "I WILL NOT FEAR, FOR GOD IS NEAR." 1. Who is our help in all time of trouble? Psalm xlvi. 1, 2. 2. Whose loving arms are always around us? "The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. Deut. xxxiii. 27. 3. See the Lord, thy Helper, stand Omnipotently near; Lo! He holds thee by the hand, And banishes thy fear; Shadows with His wings thy head; Guards from all impending harms; Round thee and beneath are spread 4. What thought should always keep us from fear! Psalm cxxi. 7. 5. What promise does the Lord give that He will be ever near to keep us from harm? "For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee." Isaiah xli. 13. 6. Should not this promise make us feel happy when we lie down at night? "When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet." Proverbs iii. 24. |