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THE ME HEALED.
LESSON ", THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, lUtY a..

I0-Commentery by the Rev. ID. NJ. |
stearns.
1. Now Peter and John wsat up to-
gether into the temple at the hour OF |
prayer, being the ninth hour" This was |
probably ut the time of the evening saori
fee, about O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t
was the hour at which esus died ON Cal |
vary (Math xvii, 46, SOY. We are remind. |
ed that prayer can be acceptable only
through the merits of Jesus our sacrifice |
See Rev. viii, q, 4, Compare David and
| Daniel praying three times a day Cps. ",
| 10; Dan. vi, 10)
| .. "And n certain man, lame from his
mothers womb, was carried, whom they
laid daily at the gate of the temple" This
man, over forty years OF age tchapter iv,
22), had apparently no thought of ever
being healed, but desired only the aims OF
the worshipers, that thus he might exc out
a living We wonder why, when Jesus
healed the man born blind John tx, ~,
probably ut the same gate, He passed by
this man, who was also afflicted from his
birth. Did He purposely leave this man
for Peter and John to heal2
3. "Who, seeing Peter and John about to
go into tho temple, asked an aims" How
many there are who are spiritually lame
and like Mephibosheth, lame on both feet
through the fault of another-Adam and
his sin on Sam. iv, 4; tx, 49,; who know
nothing of the Kings table, but desire
only temporal gifts.
T. And Peter, fastening his eyes upon
him, with John said, Look on us" They
must have passed him many time before,
for he was there every day, but now they
are by the Spirit IN them led to give heed
to him. II we were always filed with the
Spirit then God wCuld work IN us phil. ii,
IL; Heb. xiii, 21) and we would see many
an opportunity of making Him known tG
the people whom we meet and pass UNI
noticed every day.
5. And He gave heed unto them expect
ing to receive something Of them" 1t was
money ne wanted, and Cor money reached
out his hand, as almost any one will. He
little thought of the durable riches and
righteousness prov viii, 1S) which were
within his reach
6. Then Peter said Silver and gold
have none; but such as have give | thee;
in the name of Jesus Christ Of Nazareth
rise up and walk" There is something
better than money which can be had with
out money lisa. ", y. Money for which
most people toll cannot give health of body
at all times and never health of soul Q's
Xix, e. y. But jesus, who is heavens
riches for body and soul may be had by
al (John i, l.; vi, 81; ill., ii; Rev. xxi, 10.
= And he took him by the right hand
and lifted him up; and Immediately his
feet aud ankle bones received strength
God in Peter reached out the hand to him,
and wrought through Peter in the name
Of Jesus on behalf of the lame man, ac-
coreling to Mark xvi 20. Why may not
every believer believing lsa. Xii, 10, be used
at least in some measure in the same way.
Arrpr,iipn to fuith ihpfh iy
, 3. And he, leapnG up, stood, and
walked, and entered with them into the
temple, walking and leaping and praisng
God" Long before had the prophet SAID
that such things as this should come to
, pass lisa. XXXv, e. But who can tell the
feelings Of this man under this sevenfold
manifestation of the power Of Jesus names
= What do we know of the power of this
: name?
9. And all the people saw him walking
. and praising Cod" When God works
, nightly people must see it; and if there
/ are no works of God manifest in us, where
- is the evidence that God is in us' If pco-
= pie glorihed God in Paul Gal. i, ~ why
not in us also? Perhaps we have not Paui's
i. ambition (Phil. j. 20; ill., S-l4)
10. And they knew that it was he; and
they were filed with wonder antnmnze
u ment at that which had happened unto
. HIM" The change was marked and un
., mistakable. Perhaps some of them would
- think of the man born blind, whose eyes
. Jesus had opened and be compelled tC
conclude that this Jesus although cruel
- fed was yet alive. That is what beiev
= ers are now on earth for, that the mighty
y. works of God may he seen in them anC
" Jesus thus made known Ql Cor iv, ~.
>, II. And as the lame man which wa;
:, healed held Peter and John, all the people
II ran together unto them, greatly wonder
~ ing" The healed man naturally chung Il
~ his drlverers and the crowd ran to see tn,
healed and the healtrs. There being bu
little of the power of God in the church to
e day, the crowd have to be drawn by enter
/ tanments and suppers and concerts bu
5, let some Of the power that was seen on thi
l. occasion be again manifest and the thing
d which now disgrace the church shall speed
II lily vanish.
1t ~ "Ie men Of Israel, why marvel We a
1t this, or why look We so earnestly on u.s.
o Thus Peter spoke to the people rs will
r wonder they gazed first at the healed MAJ
10 and then at the apostles Not knowing
ii God the invisible, people viii gaze upon
i and wonder at the visible instrument
a whom God is gruciously pleased to use
ii And as soon as the instrument Is willin.
/ to DE maSnIued the power ceaHtS Il Cor
L {, 29).
% Is. "The God Of Abraham, and of Isaac
N and Of jacob the God Of our fathers, hat
y glorfied His Son Jesus whom ye delivere
up" With the power Of the risen, ascend
ed and gloritied Jesus manifest in tn
ID healed man, Peter now breaches unit
/ them Jesus and the resurrection according
80 to the Scriptures of the prophets Verse Is
10 urging them to repentance ana to look 10
s. the return Of Christ to restore all thing
III Oversees l9-pl)
e H. But We denied the Holy One and tn
le Just and desired murderer to be graute
10 unto you" He faithfully and fearessl
Oh charges home upon them their sin, not onl
Us Of preieriug a murderer to the Holy One
e. but Of actually numbering the Holy One
g. Consider the testimony Of men and demon
d. to the holiness Of Jesus CLARK j, %, ,
u Math. xvii, 4, 10, 81.
n 10 And killed the Prince Of Life, whoI
w God hath raised from the dead; wherec