Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-03-08
SUNDAY school ).
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
MARCH o.
Lesson Text: "The Great Physician
Luke w., 33.44-GoIden Text:
Matt viii. documentary
on the Lesson.

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being rejected by His own townsmen Of Naz-
areth, He came to Capernaum and taught
in the synagogue on the Sabbath days. The
first part Of our lesson is the record Of m ln-
cidentt that occurred while He was thus teach
ing one day. Then. as now, all kinds of peo-
| pie went to church, some with one object,
some another. and then, as now, Satan went
also among them. As far as we can learn
from the Scriptures there is but one devil
spirits whose other names are Satan, the old
serpent, the dragon, the god Of this world,
the prince of the power of the air, the father
of lies, etc.; but he seems to Eav, associated
with him innumerable other wicked spirits,
properly called demons, and so translated in
the r. V. margin; and the great business OF
the devil and his demons is to enter into and
possess and control people for their destruc-
ton. A man possessed by one Of these demons
was in the synagogue on this particular Sab
bath day while Jesus was teaching.
3d. "Let us alone; what have we to do
with Thee, Thou Jesus of Nazareth? ART
Thou come to destroy usT' Thus the demon
in the man cried out as Jesus was teaching.
They hate Jesus, they hate the Word of God,
they seem to know that there is place OF
torment prepared for the devil and his angels,
for in Matt viii. 20, the demons in the poor
Gadarene cry out, "Art Thou come hitlier to
torment us before the time" Weknow that
''the Son OF God was manifested that He
might destroy the works of the devil, and
that the time will come when not only the
devil but all his works shall be forever bait
ished from this earth-and in this we do re-
joice.
81 know Thee who Thou art; the Holy
One Of God.n On one occasion when GER
tain men who knew not Jesus tried to cast
out demons, the demons cried out; Jesus
know, and Paul know, but who are ye?'
And the man with the demons leaped on
them, and overcame them, and prevailed
against them, so that they fed out OF that
house naked and wounded (Acts XIX, 10. l6l.
The devil and his angels do not know Jesus
for their good in any way, but they know :
Him as the Son of God, the holy One, the
Christ and they fear Him, and they know
and fear those who are truly His, as Paul
was.
IS. "And Jesus rebuked him, saying: Hold
thy peace, and come out of him. And !" :,
he came out of him, and hurt him not
He addressed the demon in the man, and
His word compelled the evil spirit to leave
the mar, and he was healed. There is no
doubt ii 1T the devil and his angels POSSES
people to-day, and through them say and do
the fearful things of which we hear and read
and which we see with our own eyes.
&c. "Whata word Is this! for with au-
thority and power Re. commanded the un-
clean spirits, and they core out" The last
verse Of the last lesson (vs.-aN says that
"His word was with power" thesSource OF
the power is given us in Acts K, u.s. mere
we are told that God anointed jesus OF
Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and HTith
power; who went about doing. good, To-
healing all that were oppressed OF the dee
for God was with Him
81. land the fame Of Him went or =,
every place Of the country round az =
His name is as ointment poured forth I
l.. 81; and as Saul of Tarsus was chnf
bear His name and to suffer for
sake, so we are chosen to bear Hi
to suffer with Him that His fah-S
spread abroad (Acts tx, u.s. 16). FIVE
to please ourselves and prefer our op
and our own glory, that will disqual,
for His service, and we shall be set asl,.v ITS
vessels unfit for His service, But if we are
willing to be purified we shall become vessels
unto honor, sanctifed, meet for the Masters
use. and prepared unto every good work
IS. "And He arose out of the synagogue,
and entered into Simon's house." In Mark.
90. it is said that Andrew and James and
John went with Him; quite party to take
home from church, and especially to q house
where was sickness. Had Simon's wife been
somewhat of Martha's spirit she might have
been careful and troubled that day. and per-
haps have informed Simon that he should
have known better than to bring company
home when her mother was so sick. Non
knowing how she did feel or act, we can only!
hope that she joyfuly received her Lord ana
His followers.
SO. s.He stood over her, and rebuked the
fever, and it left her; and Immediately she
arose and nlinistered unto them" a little
before Hehad rebuked the unclean spirit, and
now He rebukes the burning in this womafss
body, and as quickly as the spirit fed from
theman, so this great fever fees before tue
same Almighty Word, and the woman is in-
stantly well; so we'll that she is able to min
lister unto them, and she does sit at once. In
public and in private Satan works: IN the
church and in the home, causing disturbance
and weakness and suffering, but Jesus IS
Prince of Peace and Prince Of Life lisa. tx,
6: Acts iii, 15), and before Him all the power
Of the enemy must fall.
40. "And He laid His hands on every one
of them and healed them" Tidings from
the synagogue and from Simon's home soon
spread through the city, and people sick with
all kinds OF diseases are brought unto Him,
every one of whom is sent away healed. Oh.
the wondrous hand Of Jesusl
Al. "And devils came out of many.
and He, rebuking them, suffered
them not to speak, for they knew that He
was Christ" How many happy homes there
were in Capernaum that night; people now
perfectly well who had long been sick and
had suffered much; people now about on the
streets and at their work who had not been
seen there for many day; people now meek
and gentle to whom you could not speak be
fore without being insulted; and gil because
Jesus had come. His word andyHis hand
did it all, and He still lives, and is accessible
to all who truly seek Him.
y dou Ia ri cd
and went into desert place. Mark says
that He rose a great while before day and
went away to pray Mark l., 35). What
hungering for communion with His Father,
what abstraction from the things of earth
But this is the secret Of power. a hold upon
God, clinging to God, waiting upon Him
alone, a whole hearted reliance upon Him,
living in His sight, witnessing unto Him
that He may be gloriRed, studying TO show
ourselves approved unto Him, seeing no one
but Jesus only. This is for us the way OF
power.
"And the people sought Him. and came
unto Him. and STAYED Him, that He should
not depart from them" What contrast to
the conduct of the people of NAZARETH But
were these people seeking Him for His own
sake or Tor the blessings to be received at Els
hands? A more practical question is DO
you seek Him. dear reader, on the day after
the Sabbath Us well as On Iue Oduoat4' Anu
why do you seek Him? Is it for His gifts,
SOME blessing from Him, or is to know
Him, ard the power of His resurrection, and
the fellowship of Ills sulferinss?
AZ. sAnd He said unto Them must preach
the kingdom of God to other cities also; for
therefore am sent" The R. V. says: II
must preach the good tidings of the kingdom,
of God" Matthew adds that He preached
the Gospel of the kingdom and healed all
manner of sickness and all manner of di~ease:
A. "And He preached in the synagogaes of
Galilee." Matthew says that He went about
all Gallilee. The commission to all His fol-
lowers now is to "Go into all the world and
preach the Gospel to every creature;"' and If
any believer is content simply with his own
salvation and Indifferent to the great COM
mand, what is he but willfully and seliishly
disobedient, and how can he be filled with the
Spirit or have fellowship with the Father ana
the Son.-Lesson Helper.
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