Bible Readings by G. A. I.

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Dec 16, 1897

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 23, No. 49.

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Bible Readings.

By G. A. I.

"Seek ye out of the Book of the Lord, and read."—Isaiah. "Whoso readeth, let him understand."—Jesus.

SPIRITUAL GROWTH.

Where There Is Life There Must Be Growth.

1. WHAT does the Lord promise to his people?

"I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree; and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine." Hosea 14: 5-7.

2. How do the flowers grow?

By receiving the blessings of the Lord. "For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater; so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth." Isa. 55 : 10, 11.

3. What should be our first desire when we are born again?

"As new-born babes, desire the sincere milk of the Word, that ye may grow thereby." 1 Peter 2 : 2.

4. In what are we to grow?

"But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 3 : 18.

5. What does the Saviour declare his words to be?

"The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." John 6 : 63.

6. What does the psalmist say the Word had done for him?

"Thy Word hath quickened me." Psa. 119 : 50.

7. What is Jesus to his disciples?

"I am the bread of life." John 6 : 35.

8. What invitation does he give?

"If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink." John 7 : 37.

9. Until what time are we to grow?

"Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ." Eph. 4 : 13.

G. A. I.