The Bible object book : $b A book of object lessons which are different, written in plain English and in common wordsWoolston, C. H. (Clarence Herbert)
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The Bible object book : $b A book of object lessons which are different, written in plain English and in common words
Woolston, C. H. (Clarence Herbert)
Children's sermons
4. "Thy kingdom come." These words are represented by a _purple_
candle. Purple is the royal color. The robes of the king are in
purple. The decorations of the throne are all in this majestic color.
Purple is the kingdom color. May God hasten the coming of the Royal
Purple Day. You can help God to answer this prayer by trying to bring
in his kingdom. Whenever you help one another, and are kind to each
other, whenever you are truthful and faithful to God, whenever you
let your light shine, then you are helping God to bring in his
kingdom.
5. "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." This sentence can
be represented by a _brown_ candle representing the color of the
earth, the brown ground of the world. If so desired, another blue
candle may be introduced to represent, as in a former instance, the
blue of the heavens. It would be best, if possible, to get a
candlestick holding two candles to represent this truth. This should
be done so the two blue candles may not be confused one with the
other. The truth of God's will being done on earth as perfectly as in
heaven is the cardinal truth of this sentence. A little boy who
wanted to go out to the park with his mother, noticed it had begun to
rain, and soon it was raining very hard. He turned to his mother and
said, "Do you suppose God wanted it to rain?" His mother replied,
"God knew best, and so sent the rain." The little boy replied, "I
think it would be safe to let him have his own way." I think the
little fellow was right. God knows best. His will must be done.
6. "Give us this day our daily bread." Represent these words by a
_yellow_ candle, yellow standing for the color of the golden grain
from which we make our bread. This is a prayer for physical needs.
The Greek word for bread means "food," so this is a prayer for all
our temporal needs to sustain this present body, which is the present
home of the soul. God wants to feed the world. He likes to give
because he loves us. God also gave us the spiritual bread, the bread
of life, which is his Son, and so supplies all our spiritual needs.
Trust God, live simply, work honestly, and verily thou shalt be fed;
so pray daily, "Give us this day our daily bread."
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