A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816–1900 • SECTION 123

LUKE XII. 64—59.

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68 When thou goest with thine adversarv to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him ; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

69 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

64 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say. There com- eth a shower ; and so it is.

56 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it Cometh to pass.

66 Ye hypocrites, ye can disoem the face of tne sky and of the earth ; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

57 Tea, and why even of yourselves

The first thing which this passage teaches us is the duty of noticing t/ie signs of the times. The Jews in our Lord's days neglected this duty. They shut their eyes against events occurring in their own day of the most significant character. They refused to see that prophecies were being fulfilled around them which were boimd up with

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