The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON TX, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, AUG. 20.

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] Of Jesus was there" The number three is
one Of The most Suggestive Of Bible mum
| befs from Genesis to Revelation. 1t stands
/ for soaidity on fullnesS and, IN connection
1 With The Trinity, divine fullness. The
4 third day y suggestive 81 resurrection, q
tn Che resurrection Of fsaac and Jonah and
| Jesus (Gen. XII, 4; Math. Xii, 40; Hos.
| vi, 81. This first miracle makes us think
Of the marriage Of the Lamb, which will
| probably take place on the morning Of the
eh.rd day.
9. And both jesus was called and His
| disciples to Che marriage" The disciples
at this time wore probably Andrew, 81
mon, John, Jalnes, Philip and Nathaniel,
| and II giay have been, fos anght wB know,
| the marriage OF EathaAael, for he belonged
/ to Cana lJohn kxl, ~. Sonic day we shall
| Know, u Necessary We may think OF
Mary and Jesus and the disciples finding
1ne % attend a Ihafriasp and clarifying
Goe ty 50 doing II Is safe 20 60 anywhere
3. And when they wanted wine the
| mother Of Jesus saith unto Him, They
| have no wine" There was then neces-
sty 4nsupplied, which win give Jesus an
| opportunity to work Happy will we be
| II we see ip every time Of need an occasion
| for Jesus TO manifest Himself. And are
MOP ail needs permitted to come to the
cni1Qfeq o. 6oQ JoSS 70 gave occasion 20
fnlfn the promise, My God shall supply
4n your need according to His riches in
glory by Christ jesusi" (PhiI ", 19). Wine
must BE- good whom God makes it and pro-
vides II, for there would surely BIO no leav-
en- IN H. 20 eyil, and yet we read Thy
love Is better than wine Is. of Sol. l. pl-
4. "Jesus saitb unto her: Woman. what
have to Do with thee? Mine hour is not
yet come" Whatever apparent difficulty
~ to- $1,oNo
sure that there was nothing disrespectful
70 Mary for Jesus never said Dor did u
wrong Aina nor Anything out Of place
As % the ttHne not Being come, God Is ney-
q too fast nor too slow tp anything BE
does. Tho yeay and month and day and
hour and moment are all clear and known
Do Him Tor every event. He Is never taken
By surprfse, never unprepared
s. 'Hhs mother saith unto the servants,
Whatsoever He saith unto You, do it. -
She did NOT misunderstood HIM non take
4iniss wbat He bad said, but sure that He
would SEQ to #, sbe gives this order TO
@e servants. How would 10 do to hand all
servants over TO Him for His management
and rest 10 Hts ordering Of persons and
thfngsf Certainly IL would be well for us
al to take delight In being His bond serv-
ants rely ssS E. an promptly all HIS appoint
pots Of stone, after the manner of the puri
tying d the Jews. containing two or
6hpee frkins apiece" Vessels fos purify
ing How suggestiveg And six of them,
the human number, fhe numbeR Of man,
and Jesus wifi presently use them How
many verses come to mind "a vessel
meet for the masters use, "We have this;
treasure lip enrthe9 vesseas and some
~ q.
fhe great thing Is to be ready to His hand
and ernpty-ready IL BE wants me, hay
ing no plans noT purposes but His; will
ing, Il He should not require me, in 81
enee to wait on Him still, my heart sing
ine 'Fhou art worthy 9 Lord. and ] am
for Thy pleasure that Thou mayest be
magpified.''
1. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the wa
terpots with water. And they filled them
Yto the brim" It was vine they want
ed. but be ordAss wates. Again how per
spHpgng UP, Divers Of living water (JohA
III. 81 ~, Ii; VII, 8sl. And filled to the
bri1n Dear feIlow believer would you
DO 81 use to Him in connection With His
approaching marriages Then let the serv-
ants fill You with living water. even His
word and Spirit (Iohp u, 68l.
8. "And He saith unto them, Draw out
DpV d1lA QutD 9ilG SOftTuOf t4lc
feast, and they barb Il. we receive the
veteg pot for ourselves. but for others
We receive it only to pass it on, and unless
we pass 1t on we arp not using it aafght.
We are supposed to live not unto ourselves,
but unto HIN who loved US and gave Him
self Tor us. TO tho governor first. Whether
writing iettef 81 making a call, teach
ing @ class or preaching the gospel, 1t must
be "unto Him." nqt as pleasing men, bqt
GOD, whip treth ous hearts, Studying tp
show ourselves approved unto God q
o. 1When the ruler Of tbe feast had tast
ed the YateE that was made wine aid
knew NOT WHENCE + was, but tho sesv
ants which drew the water knew, the
goyernog II the feast Gated tho bride
groom" See hpw the water, probably as
% was drawn out was changed into wine.
Az we give forth the living water it MAX
eth glad the hear6 Of man. like the wine
OF the kingdom. The true bridegroom,
whose approaching marriage we greatly re-
joice IN, Is Jesus Himself, and It Is well
when tho water we beay to others makes
them 90 glad that they inquire for the
bridegroom, People say: Where do you get
such good winee How DO you find so much
and such precious thingsin the book The
servants who draw the water know. He
does IL az
10. ana Sai6h unto MIN, Every man at
the beginning doth set forth good wine,
and when men have web drunk then that
which iE worse, but thou hast kept the
good wine until now" Combining CUP
selves TOR a moment to the actual event in
Cana thet day, see how Jesus who wrought
the miracle. is passed BY and the bride
groom gets the credit. Il requires great
grace TO be the Instrument In good work
and seq anothsg get tho credit Of 1t. but
His grace Is sufficient even for that. Let
us see that we In all things magnify the
Lord as we hope that bridegroom did that
dag, ipforming the governor as to the au-
thor Of tho wine, % ali the feasts where
the Lord provides II Is better further on,
and the Last viii be the best.
II. "This Beginning Of miracles did Je,
sus In Cana Of Galilee, and manifested
forth His glory, and His disciples believed
on Him" His glory will be manifested
40 His own marriage ere He shall returp
for the Judgment OF nations, the CONVEX
sion 81 Israei and the establishment of
His kingdom under the whole heaven
(Dan. VT 2D Then shall all our cups of
cold w9ter be changed into the new wine
Of the Kingdom. and ail Israel she'll be-
ueve on Him as they shall look upon Him
whom they have pierced and sing. Bless
"a DO He that coipeth IN the pane of tho
Lord1 ..5hfs "a our God. We have waited
Tor Him.
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