The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-08
Gold Text:-Jesus Said, "I Am the
Bread Of fe."-John vi. 35.

The sending forth OF the twelve. nni q,
beheading OF John the Baptist. briefly r..
ferred 10 in the opening verses of thi.
chapter, are moro fully recorded by Matthew
and Mark. In connection with this first IL il
worthy OF note that He hal just taught them
to pray that the Lord OF tho harvest woull
send forth laborers into His harvest; then
He called the Twelve and sent them fprth to
answer their own prayers When we pray
let us remember that God expects us To bJ
willing 10 be used by Him in answering our
prayers
10. And the apostles, when they were re-.
turned, told Him all that thcy had done. =
Mark says that they told Him all things
both whnt they had done and what thcy had
taught He had sent them forth " preach
that the ngiom was at hand and 10 heal
the sick He had sent them only 10 Israel.
forbidding them TO go either to Gcntilns or
Samaritsns Matt. K, 5-Si - that the kin p
dom they preached must have bcsn tho kim
dom promised 20 David aud spoken Of hy all
the prophets, which would mako "A restored
Israel with Jehovah dwelling in their midst
n center Of blessing TO all the world Tho
miracles OF healing which accompanied their
preaching were proofs that tho Messiah VI
the prophets had actually come lisa. xxxv.,
s. o..
And He took Them nni rent aside pri.
vntcly.' There were 81 many cumin. anl
kblllt bNhl NiliN ilhl no leisure even To- plf.
aud tie took them aside to rest awhile Mark
vi, 2h While we continue in these mortal
bodies wo cannot work increasingly but tho
time VIII como when We shall be- able to serve
unwcnr.odly 0(ov. vii, 10.
II. Aud the people, when they know il. fu-
lowed Him. John Snys that jesus crosse |
the Sea of Gallce and the INlplN followed
because they saw His miracles. Matthew and
Mark say that Jesus went hy ship aud that
the people followed on foot and outNrnt
Him. In the boat lie would hc an hour or
two alone with Ills disciples. and they wo:.;i
have little rest; but wnat "a briy lito lie
lived.
And He rcceiv~l them Matthew and
Mark both say that He was moved with com.
passion toward them. No pity for Himself,
but full ~ pity for these sheep without a
shepherd, even though He know their mo
tNcs III following Him
And sral;e unto thom of the kingdom of
God, and honled them that had need of hcal-
ing Both body and soul lie attended, 10,
for lie is q Saviour for both, aud the time
viii como when every savvl soul shall have u
redeemed body in which to dwell
II. send the multitude away" SO said
, the twelve as the day began 20 wear away,
and rs they, weary and hungry, saw no
prospect Of rest, and not much prospect ot
even n bit" for themselves from their few
loavce and fishes, II that hun yry crowd ~
manned. Not oil the gloriou, things ~ tho
/ Kingdom, Of which Jesus hud been speaking,
could make even the twelve forget that thoy
were hungry men. They had ,,sn Him still
the storm and rais' thcdoHd but they seemed
not to consider that The Same power could
feed these hungry thousands Their wisdom
was To let them scatter whnro they might,
and find food and shelter a, they were uhlp
In the towns and country rouul about. Tho
old question stir lived "tnu Gui furnish a
table IN the wilderness ~ lxNviii. lgn
l3. But lie said unto thrm. Give We them
TO eat" lie hni asked Philip, "Whcncc shall
we buy bread that these mar eat F AMI Philip
had replied that they would n,sl about two
hundred pcnnyU To- give every ON" "A lit
tie. And now when III" Snyc "Giyr yo thcn
10 eat they reply. "ShNs s.c buy two
hundred ponuyworth John vi, 80 Mark
vi 81. Moses had said that III" comm;
Messiah would hc n prophet like unto him
! Deut. xviii, -, Is, AMI hal thcy rcm,m-
bcrcd that, they might also have rcmcnt
bered the food from hoivrn which fel mill
ions OF people daily for nearly forty years.
I'VE have no moro hut live loaycs and two
fshcs' Whom He asked Philip, He did It %
provo him. for lie Himself know what lie
/ would do John vi, ~. Just ~ lie ~ often
lets us get into n strait place to provo Is,
| while all the time He knows tho way out AMI
| just what He viii do.
| II, 10. AMI lie said to His disciple. MAKE
them sit down by hfties in u company. AMI
/ they did 50, and maic them all sit down
/ Mark SAYS: Upon the green grass John
SAYS: There was much grass in tho place
| Mark vi, 80, John Vi, To-. Matthew
/ says there were 800 men besides women AMI
children Matt xiv. ri, SD there may have
/ been l21 companies ut litty each, ur ten COM
/ panies To- each ot tile twelve disciples Bu,
/ observe the order AMI remember the Pre-
/ cept: Let all thing, bc done deccntly AM
! III ord|', for God Is not the author OF CON
| fusion I Cor xiv. 49, iOl. \ disprdcrly
7 home or room or wardrobe or bureau drawer
| or Office or store is No credit tou Christlnu
| Confusion, disorder tumult uulutotnc,s ar,
none Of the things ul the Holy spirit
10 Then lie took the five loLvas AMI tho
two fishes, AMI looking up % Hnayon, II,
hless'sl them, ani brake, and gave 10 the dis
Ciplcs to set before the mutituio." Hc took
Just what they had and us'd &c. Hc took tn
rod TINT WA. in MOsea's hnua and wrOuyh
wondgls with 1t. He took the widows pot %
oil and multiplied It. lie docs not ask rs I,
waste time in vain regrets about what "
have not, or in wishing that we had this o
that He simply says, "Whnt have You
Bring II 10 Me- And anything p-aced unro
,,ry~lly in His hands can be male 10 .
wonders, for He has all power. ThouSIul l.
Il eyes ara upon Him ~ Ho takes in HI
EnlS the lolyeS and fishes, AMI liftiu
! Ills face t. h"'ycn, acknowledges bcfor
then all that th'nro comes tho ppwnr nu
tn, blessing. Ien,ycr sought His own glory
but in all thin = glorihol Got.
/ Il. And they did cIt, au woro all fillcl
| Philip thought that two hundred penny
! worth might he enough 20 give every one
little, but Jesus does not give that way. Iii
IMITATION is: Eat, o friends; drink, yen
rink abundantly, . bcloyrl,n (Song Of Sol
~, Il. And even these poor shephordlc,
,heep He delights 10 I'LL. As tlS disciple
pass around from company D. cOmpan,
| pressing moro food upon them tho answc
,'Dmes from all directions: Satisfied, abuu
| lautly satisfied,
And there was taken up Of fragment
that remained b thom twelve baskets In
stead OF little for each disciple whicl
would hnyo been all that twelve mea coul.
| obtain from nvo loaves and two fishes, her,
| is n baskotfm for each. Had they seliishll
kept what they had for themselves how iii
tlo they would have hal, but by giving
away what abundance becomes their
Afraid 10 give to Col lest We have no
enough for ourselves We continue poor; bu
when We chcerflly give Him that which /
! all His own any way, then llo make
US 10 enjoy His fullness, and on
! cup runneth over. "Tho blessing OF Tn
Lord, it maketh rich; and He addeth no sor
row with it' prov. K, ~. He gave Him
self - bo broken aud pourel forth for us
why should we hesitate b place ourselves il
! His hands most unreservelly, that wo MAY
! be broken and pasSel round by His hands
, for the life OF others? II may not be pleas
| ant tO the flesh, but IL will bo wonderfully