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SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
OCTOBER II.
Lesson Text: HThe Draught OF
Fishes" Luke w., 1-11-Golden
Text: Mark l., 17-Com-
mentary.

]. HAnd II came to pass that, as the people
pressed upon Him to hear the word OF God,
he stood BY the lake Of Genaesareth." After
| He was expelled from Nazareth, as We saw
| Capernaum His centre (Math. ~, 13) that
prophecy might be fulfilled. About that time
Andrew and Peter, James and John received
a call to follow Him and did SO Math- w.,
| 1929. Among the many sick and sui.
fering whom He healed In Cspernaum were
| the man In the synagogue with an unclean
| spirit and the mother of Simon's wife.
Throughout all Galilee he healed all man
ner Of disease and preached the gospel ofthe
where (Matb. w.. 23-25). In the midst OF
this popularity to-day's lesson finds Him
preaching to the people hungering for the
word on the shore OF Galilee's sea. From
my present experience IN fifteen Bible
classes, held In as many different cities and
towns, in whi,h I meet from 1000 to 5000
people weekly In all kinds OF weather. I
most earnestly testify to all preachers and
teachers that people still hunger for the
word OF God. Why should there be FAM
ine2 (Amos WILL, II, 12).
Q. "And saw two ships standing by the
lake, but the fishermen were gone out OF
them and were washing their nets" This Is
clearly different incident from that In Math.
iv,, 1922, for there the men were In the ships.
two OF them casting a net and two mendtng
their nets. How interesting 1t Is that all We
do Is seen and noted, and the Spirit thinks 1t
worth while to record whether these men
were washing or mending or casting their
nets! If we would live always as under the
eye Of the Lord, what difference 1t might
make
8. "And He entered into one OF the ships,
which was Simon's, and prayed him that he
would thrust out little from the land. And
He sat down and taught the people out OF
the ship" To appreciate this fully one must
remember that a fishing boat Is not always
the sweetest nor cleanest kind Of a vessel,
and some Christian people would consider
we'll before stepping into fishing boat. even
to do people good. Let Us consider Jesus
and have more Of His spirit. What He would
teach the people We may imagine from His
discourse with Nicodemus and the woman
Of samaria, etc. It would surely be con-
cernin2 the kingdom and how to reacn II
and walk worthy Off
4. "Now. when he had left speaking, He
said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep
and let down your nets for draft" He
had been IN a figure, casting the net for
souls, and His word would surely accom-
plish His pleasure and bear fruit to the glory
OF God. But He has been using Simon's
boat and taking Simon's time, and He Will
let no service 20 unrewarded. He Is not
unmtndtul Of the needs OF the body and Will
surely make good Math. w.. SO.
S. "And- Simon, answering, said unto
Him, Master, we have toiled all the night
and have taken NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at
Thy word will let down the met" We can
not help thinking of that other night long
after when they toiled all night and caught
nothing (John XXI, 81. Is there any con-
nection? It is vel. for Christians to remem'
Der that no labor is ever In vain in the Lord
q Cor. xv., 5S).
6. "And when they had this done they In
closed great multitude Of fishes, and their
net brake" At his word something Is al
ways accomplished. When It Is God who
worketh therewill always be results, perhaps
not what we would like or wish, but always
what He pleases. He controls even fishes,
and fishes more easilysthan men, for they DC
not resist Him. In the post resurrection
Incident the net did not break CJohn XXI,
1D. Consider why.
I. "And they beckoned unto their part.
ners which were in the other ship that the7
should come and help them. And they came
and filled both the ships 80 that they began
to sink" What girer the Lord Is! How
abundantly He rewards these partners iol
L
know 80 little Of the Lords fullness, ol
Hts exceeding abundance2 Is It not because
we do not yield fully to Himp We are so
loath to present our bodies living sacrifice,
80 afraid He will require too much OF US or
in some way aflict or grieve US, when all
the while he desires to fill US with all His
fullness Eph. ILL, 19). Hear Him as he
says that il His, people would only hearken
unto Him He would feed them with the
finest Of the wheat and satisfy them with
honey from the rock (Ps. Xxi, l3, IL.
8 @When simon Peter saw it, he fell down
at Jesus's knees, saying. Depart from me,
for I am a sinful man, o Lord" Nothing
gives such deep conviction OF sin as sight
Of the Lord and His goodness. It ID the
goodness OF God that leads US to repentance
1Rom. H., ~ Consider what abhorrent
Views of self were wrought in JOB, Isaiah,
Daniel and Paul when they saw the glory
and goodness of the Lord Dob xn., 3, q;
Isa VI, S; Dan. K. 8; Phil. ILL.,. z, -. II
we have good opinion OF ourselves. we we
need only to see Jesus In order to nave all
our comeliness turned to corruption and be
enabled truthfully to say, "l know that In
me-that is, in my fesh-dwelleth no good
thing" (Rom. VII, 1S).
g. NFor he was astonished and all that
were with him at the draft OF the fishes
which they had taken" All their nights
toll had accomplished nothing, but now,
with one cast Of the net, both boats are
filed almost 10 sinking. What an Illus
tration Of Prov. K, 20, R. ", "The bless.
ing Of the Lord, II maketh rich, and toll
addeth nothing thereto" II we would only
abide always and wholly under His control,
how much He might accomplish through US
His name Is wonderful, and there Is nothing
too wonderful for Him.
10. ''And 80 was also James and John, the
sons Of Zebedee, which were partners with
Simon. And Jesus said unto, Simon: Fear
not. From henceforth thou shalt catch
men" Earthly partnerships are helpful
II In the Lord, as these four were, but we
must avoid all partnerships with the
ungodly QI Cor. w., 14-lS. Esteem above
all things the partnership with this
very same Jesus, who In our lesson so
blesses these men, for he condescends to let
US be laborers with Him q Cor. ill.,, 81.
II. Sand when they had brought their
ships to land they forsooK all and followed
Him" On previous occasion 1t is written
that they left their nets and followed Him
(Matn. w., 20), but now they torsook all.
Yet, after the resurrection, we flnd some OF
them, at Peters suggestion, toiling at their
nets again, but fruitlessly. 1t was on that
occasion that Jesus said TO Simon, "Lovest
thou Me more than these?" (John xxi, g.
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