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81. And in the morning, rising UP great
while before day, He went out. and departed
into a solitary place, and there prayed"
And so we find Him again at the close of this
lesson, after healing the leper; 'He with
drew Himself into tho wilderness and
prayed" luke V, 1917 When the Lord sent
Ananias to Saul of Tarsus lie said concern
ing him, behold he prayets" Acts tx, IL;
but what are we to say of this man, the Lord
Himself, who is ever going to some lonely
place to pray, sometimes continuing all
night, and sometimes rising up before day.
Luke speaks of seven different occasions on
which He is found praying luke iii, 81; Y,
l6; Vi, IL; tx, Is, 20; xi, l; xii Al, ~,
but if ever man prayed without ceasing
it was this Man, and if ever man
needed not to pray, we would think
1t was this Man, for He was God
manifest in the flesh. Now if He found it
necessary 70 be alone and in communion
with His Father in Heaven so much; if lie
deemed it more important than rest for the
body, what conclU~ on can we come to, but
that We are wonderfully unlike Him and not
sensible of our need nor very intimately &C.
qtainted with our Father in Heavenl A SUI
preUle and all consuming desire to know the
love and power Of God and walk in fellow
ship with Him rs His faithful representatives
here on earth would surely send us to our
knees and on our faces before God more
otton and more earnestly; ii we have it not,
let us seek till we obtain it. that we may be
more like Jesus and more in sympathy with
Him in seeking lost souls.
81 Simon, aud they that were with Him,
followed after Him" Not to pray with Him,
but to find Him for those VINO were seeking
t. 10,
for those who have found Jesus and are saved
by Him, do | now seek Him and walk with
Him that ] may he happy, or that may
learn through Him to win others TO Him that
they too may be blessed" The last is surely
the highest aim, bnt the self in us is more apt
to seek personal blessing than to be bless
ing to Others. Jesus pleased not Himself, nor
sought His own will or glory; oh, to be more
like Him.
81. when they had found Him they said
unto Him. all seek for Thee" Seeing that
He had power over devils and disease, that
He healed all freely and spoke such wonder
full words and with such authority, they were
irresstibly drawn to Him; but if they had
only known who lie really was, does it not
seem SIS if they would havo worshiped
Him in truth3 The disciples, NOT finding Him
in the house when they rose in the morning
went out and sought TIL they found Him.
Do we thus seek HIM in the early morningis
So And lie said unto them let us 60 into
tho next towns thot NAV nreach theTe alec
for therefore came forth y In Tule w a.
He saws. 81 nn,t nrooch the Kingdom, Of COD
to other cities olso fo,. therefore, an, sontn
T., verses Ii Il of This chaoter II is write,
that ITo ,,,,aacbos Tint tho Kincdo,,, Of C,olI
VIZ Mt hand md that thev sj,o,]ld re,,ant and
beIiay-e the qosnej The time hainf. fulfilled
Flo had come to soft I'M tbe tinodom snolxen of
in Ian. ii. - and elsewhere. these Ioir,rIes
which He wrought were his credentials hs
the nrophets had fo-ctoli Isn. yyxv. + g. Xxi.
J.: He must mako il known in all ImaeI for
He came forth from the Father cent t.. Him
as son of David. son Of Abraham. accordjnp
tc Matthew's cosnel. md MS the servant
OF GoI. acsurl!ine, 10 this GOSPEL
-. And He preached in their svnacornes
throughout all Galilea. and cast out devils
Matthew sovs thai He ohed tho c,o.-,.l ~
The kingdom md healed all manner of sick
noes and diqaasa rfott " d, JVbo+ q kiu,-
dom il will be when tho devil md oll his do
mons. arc cash oft forever. when the iuhsh;r-
Mi shall no moro saw IL am sick" when
%tore shall be no mora d,e1h. nor main. nor
sorrow. fer lie. this same Jesus. sheu have
suudued all tuinqs unto Himself. and the in
herj.auca lost through Adams sin shall be
1;oro than restored through Jesus Christ.
EaIlelulnb! what n Saviour do let us
sgrosd abroad His fame
DO "And there came n Ierer to Him he
seschjp., Him. and kneeline, down 70 Him.
Matthew SAYS that il was when He can1e
down from the mountain tbat this leno-
came to Him Matt. Viii. l. ~ I,ul;e savs
that the man was full OF lenroer. and TINT
he fell Oh his face and bcsorght Him Il nike
V. ~. a poor outcast. shut AWAY from
home and kindred, full OF this most loa1b.
Some cf all diseases that sinful flesh
gems hair TO- an utterly homeless
case - far as human b9lp ia con-
ce,ned. doomed to a lingering death
BY glow but sure decav Of tho whole body.
he make, bold to como near 10 this man win
rha vvo,,,io,f,,I ,,oc,er for Tbath,, If I..,, Nv,
t 80 ~ - r1,S'' ~ ~. ~ 80 ~
nearing Ine sermon oI 'k9 -NouI'' W "
seeing OF nearing OF some o. the miracles Of
healing which Jesus had wrought, he has
come way become possessed Of such faith in
Him that he cries: Lord, if Thou wilt
Tno1 cans+ make me cleauw Matt vii. .:
I,ul5ey Ial He i, sure that .Jeg,,s has The
80. to ha, C,'r, fo;+t, 90 ~