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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Oct 18, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 41.

Our Bible Reading

Dependence upon God

1. Upon whom is every man dependent? Upon "God that made the world and all things therein, . . . seeing He giveth to all life, and breath, and all things." Acts 17:24, 25.

2. What is every man's position in this world? Every one is a servant. "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?" Rom. 6:16.

3. Whose servant is every one naturally? "Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin." John 8:34. "All have sinned." Rom. 3:23.

4. Has man no power to uplift himself or his fellow man? "Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help." Ps. 146:3.

5. What was the result of Israel's trust in man? "Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men." Hosea 10:13.

6. To whose power, then, shall we look for freedom? "Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else." Isa. 45:22. "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." John 8:36.

7. What has God promised dependent man concerning the necessaries of life in this world? "Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed." Ps. 37:3. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Matt. 6:33. "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in Mine house, and prove Me now herewith, saith the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." Mal. 3:10.

8. What protection to the harvest does obedience in this duty secure? "I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord." Verse 11.