Therefore said he unto Judah, Let us build these cities . .. while the land is yet before us
The duty of improving present opportunity
(a Sunday-school sermon):--Consider--
I. The opportunity for labour with which we are blessed. “The land is yet before us.”
1. We have liberty to labour.
2. The facilities are great: multiplication of elementary books, circulation of Bibles, etc.
3. The encouragements are numerous. The prejudices of society are in our favour. God’s command, etc.
II. The importance of labouring while we have this opportunity.
1. What is the work to which we are called? That of teaching the young the Word of God (Deuteronomy 6:6-7; Psalms 78:5; Psalms 78:7; Proverbs 22:6).
2. The duty of improving existing opportunities. Conclusion: Address children. If you had to pass through a long and dark passage where there were many deep pits, how anxious, at the beginning, would you feel for light. Such is the Word of God given to you at your entrance into life (Psalms 119:105). (J. G. Breay, B.A.)