= Mrs. Bessie Wllbon
INTRODUCTION
If you were asked, “What is the greatest
evil confronting the world and the church
today?” What would you answer? No doubt
many would say that it is the rise of
atheistic communism, Satanic in its power.
. And some do think of the regime in Russia
in terms of the antichrist. Here is a power
ful government diametrically opposed to
the Christian ideal, resting directly on
violence and unrestricted by any concepts
of moral absolutes. Her leaders assume for
^themselves the prerogatives of God, so it
^becomes necessary for them to deny that
■ God exists. To admit that there is a God
would be to limit their own authority, and
this they will not do. The leaders are
supreme. The citizens are accounted
only as cattle to be driven or to be sacrificed
as the State dictates.
There is no question that such a sys
tem is antichrist, opposed to the Chris
tian ideal in which every person is equal
„ under God and is to be respected as an
» individual. But how do we meet the threat
* that communism poses, or any other threat
Of evil? And how do we hope to overcome it?
LESSON BACKGROUND
At the time of our lesson there were two
world powers - Assyria and Egypt - vying
for control of the Middle East, and Pa
lestine was situated between the two.
Assyria was the dominant power and from
Nineveh her mightier armies spread out
southward, to keep Babylon in subjection,
and westward. The all-important question
of what to do had to be asked over and over
again. Against the advice of the pro
phets, the usual procedure was to seek an
alliance wiUi other kingdoms against the
current enemy. Basically, a good king who
put his trust in God, Hezekiah probably was
overly influenced by' the strong pro
Egyptian party in Jerusalem. In any case,
r< he sent an embassy to Egypt seeking help
£ from that source.
■1. • -The Choice: “Woe to them that go down to
• Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and
-* trust in chariots, because they are many;
- and in horsemen, because they are very
• strong but they look not unto the Holy One of
S Israel, neither ^ XIsaiah 3;1).
When the politicians of Judah decided to
i^send their embassy to Egypt, they did not
l*§top to ask whether or not it was the will of
God. They “take counsel,” the Lord said,
Mbut not of me.” Or they “carry out plans
that are not mine,” (Isaiah 30:1,2). But how
often do politicians consider what the will of
God may be when they are contemplating
some new legislature r it seems that every
one has a lobbyist in our nation’s capitol
except the Lord. They look not unto the Holy
One of Israel, neither seek the Lord! They
made their choices, and it was the wrong
one - horses in place of God.
Isaiah 31:2 suggests a reason why the
counselors in Jerusalem: did hot take God
into their plans and deliberations. In Isaiah
29:15 it is stated that they even tried to hide
their counsel from the lord and keep their
works in the dark. The truth is they needed
more than horses and chariots; they needed
to get right with God. It was a mistake to
ignore the need for righteousness in their
own homeland and seek the solution to their
problem in a political alliance elsewhere.
Let us ask the principle question of our
lesson once again: When our country is
threatened by ominous forces from without,
how do we propose to meet the threat? Shall
we trust alone in our own military might
and in that of our allies? Or shall we not also
trust in GodT If we believe that God has a
part in history, and we do, then we had
better be concerned about what His will is
for us. What role do we play?
In Micah 6:8, we are told to be concerned
for justice for one thing. Furthermore, we
are to be a neighbor to those who are
♦hurting. Especially, our Lord calls on us to
tell the world the good news of salvation in
Christ and of the new life that He gives. In
this way we overcome our potential ene
mies by making them our brothers and
sisters in the Lord. We are not so optimis
tic as to believe that all will respond to the
message. But we do believe that the gospel
is “the power of God unto salvation to
everyone that believeth, (romans 1:16).
Ct un one occasion, wnen Jesus said to ms
disciples, “Will ye also go away?” the
apotue Peter replied, “Lord, to whom shall
< we gef Thou hast the words of eternal life,”
• (John 6:67). Before we have squandered our
' religious heritage completely, we should be
(Concerned that every soul in the land be
Challenged to turn to God.
Whatever problems confront us, we can
best meet them by doing everything We can
to turn people to God. Our true sedhrity is
! found in God, arid we will know thin only as
we align etit lives with His will arxpdo what
He has Commanded us to do.
glory to God in the highest,
bdtre peace and goodwill among
w ,
.Knox Names Preston Hill
Hitman Resources Coordinator
Special To The Poet
Preston Hill, a former
assistant director of the
North Carolina Human
Relations Commission, has
joined the Eddie Knox
campaign full-time as Hu
man Resources Coordina
tor.
In announcing Hill's ap
pointment, Knox said,
“Preston’s ability to bring
people together in an at
mosphere of good will has
been demonstrated time
and time again. I am very
pleased he could join us in
helping organize and im
plement programs with
people throughout North
Carolina. He brings a wide
array of talents to the job
and we are confident he
will help us on issue de
velopment and in working
with small businesses."
Hill joined the Knox
campaign because, he said,
“This state must have a
governor who has a true
compassionate under
standing of people from all
walks of life. Eddie Knox
has demonstrated better
than any other candidate
his ability to involve all
people in the government
al process.
A native of New Bern,
Hill has worked for the past
10 years as a personnel and
sales executive for man
ufacturing and electronics
firms in Charlotte.
The Shaw University
graduate began his career
as a recreation director in
Dunn where he also taught
at Harnett High School. He
served in Goldsboro for
three years as a rehabili
tation counselor for the
N.C. Prisons Department
and then moved to Raleigh
as a juvenile probation of
ficer and family court
counselor. Governor Dan
Moore selected him to help
start the North Carolina
Good Neighbor Council
which was later renamed
the N.C. Human Relations
Commission. Governor
Bob Scott appointed him
assistant director of the
commission.
, Hill has also served on
the Governor’s Commis
sion on Juvenile Delinquen
cy and the North Carolina
Crime Prevention Com
mission.
His public service work
has been recognized nu
merous times. In 1974 he
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