The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-14
TIE TlMlD BELIEvER.
LESSON WI. FIRST QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERlEs FER 1T.

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After healing the man or men Of Gadarn,
who were 30 afflicted BY the demons, He, at
the urgent request of the people, left them
and recrossed the ssa to His own city, Caper-
naum Matt, tx, u, where Luke viii, 20, SAYS
that the psoplegladly received Him, for they
we're all waisngfo for Him Let all Christ ian
workers leern from this that whether teach
ers or preachers, If they speak the truth faith
fully, and in some quarters it is not received,
there are other places where they are waiting
for it The field is the world, and our orders
aresto preach the gospel to every creature,
but We are not told that all win receive At /:
rather are we taught that some will believe
and some viii believe not facts xviii, "a,
and that perhaps only a fourth OF the sesi
viii bear fruit. and tares spring I'D even
among that Matt xiii,). but all that the
Father giveth unto Him tout OF this ptcsssnt
evil worldl shall come TO Him. and Him that
cometh shall not be cast out John vi, 81
the elect body, the church, shall be <sou,.
pk'ted, the bride shall be gathered the we'd
ding shah be furnished with guests, the mar
ria2e of the Lamb all come, and after that
shall Israel be seonsfertesi azuaaaae snsrearth
be flled. with His glory, Hailelujahl Eut
what is'the connection of all this with the
ilesson Of todayf Why, just this; If YOU
would be there and sec and share His glory,
you must not simply bear Of Him and know
about HIM, buu. you must SO touch Him that
virtue lR- ", power) shall flow from Him 10
You and know that you are healed. sl s.
~. "a certain woman had an issue OF
: pleed twelve years" Jesus was at this time
~ tie way TO The house of Jairus, ruler oi
ho synagogue. to bring back 20 life bis
daughter, little girl IL years of age, who
was dying when the father left home tLu.
win, Az; as he and his disci. les went with
Jairas great crowd followed and throngesl
lliia, and this poor afflicted woman among
the rest. 1t nlattered not whether, rs IN tbs
case OF this woman, the life lfos the life the
tesh Is insthe' hleod, Lev. xvii, III was slowly
A1t surely ebbing away; or whether, as IN
sic case OF the little girl, the life had clean
ne; whetaer IL had just gone, or been gone
lew hours ,Luse vil,s ~, or some days
f}onu xi. so, it mattered not to the Prince al
re, for IN Him is ilfe, and q word from Hin
) sufficient IN either case. II matte,sd no,
sheVaer the affection had lasted twelve
or eighteen, or thirty-eight. or forty years
| t-4rRe xiii, ii: John v, 81; Acts iv, 22.I Hi,
asow'er was more than sufficient in eithe,
,nse.<Now as to life and health that amount,
| T., anything, we have ID not until we receivs
| iesus { Arist; let every teacher and scholal
| ponder carefully that marvellous vezse oon
| posci of words of one syllable which Amos
als little child can read and reinembei. "a,
laat hath the Son hath the life; he that hati
not tile aSous of God hath not this life.
| q John V, II, r. W ISIS E
| %, "Had suffered many things,
had spent ALL was nothing bettereSl
but rather grew worse" Many physicians
much suffering, money all gone, given up b,
al, all the time growing worse, nc hope
utterly helpless, lroleau, undons; what
| piriahie case and yet just the one for Jesus
Tor He giveth power to the faint and 4
them that have no might lie increased
srepSth.' Qsa xl, 29l. II she had been i'm
| proving ever so little under some one o
these many physiciaps the probability
that she might not have come to Jesus, bu
her complete failure to 6nd help any wher
i else led her to Jesus. The least reliance upo
ourselves may hinder us from coming Z
Jesus for salvation, r being saved, may hiI
der Him ,fror working IN W 10 viii and
do Of His good pleasure. To be saved, W
muss come to Him without one rag of Gu
own filthy righteousness
81. ''Wheu she had heard Of yesua" Som
body's testimony bad reached ber, perhaI
the testimony Of several had been pecessar
10 couvince her; many had been healed ,
divers disco. es in this city, among othe
Peters wife's mother, the man III the SYM
eogue with the unelean spirit, the nobleman
son, the sick of the palsy Mark 1, IL; Joh
iv), and the testimony Of some Of the.
healed ones or their friends had reached tn
woman and convinced her that He could be.
Der too 3A &
ea .lf may touch but bis clothes, sha
DO whole" This WAS her hrm peisuase
and on this belief she acted. Hef
90 "And stratghtway the fountain of b,
blood was dried up, she was healed
Over twenty times have we already met
this. Gospel the word ''straightway,' /,
forthwith or .'immedistely," which
each case is the same word in the Greek, an
1t shouid incite us as servants OF Christ to Z
very quickly whatever our hands find to I
for Ham, expecting quick results and yot p
tiently continuing, leaving results to Hir
Quick as the lightning dash, but with heal
and not death. came the fullness Of physic
life back to her body; she had not felt III
this for twelve long years, she is young agai
she is well, and He did is just - she believe
30. "Jesus Immediately knowing
said. Who touched my .clothsr Even b
fore she came ueay He saw her coming, u
spirit wrought tins faith in bsr and broug
her TO Him; and yet she might have resist,
the Spirit as SO many did, have done and I
dosng, but, blessed be God, she did not raj,
III. "Thcu seest the multitude through
Tbee, and sayest Thou, Who touched Me
THIS was what the disciples said to 81
when allth people denied. and the wom
herself sought to. be hid QInks viii, IS,
for they did not seem Il, understand the q
ference between touching Him a. the crov
iid aud the touch Of faith that drew Src
1 BIm the 4 healing pover They were II