Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-04-27

xii. Commentary by the Rev. d. NJ.
stearns.
Ia. As have recently lad and profited
by sermon by Rev. A. G. Brown of Lon
don upon portion of this lesson entitled
Finding 1t rs He Said. 1t Is probable
that some of the Spirits suggestions 10
him may hero be found. 1t is the last
night before the crucifixion. The city Je-
rnsalem, the holy city, is full Of people, for
only in tho chosen city can the passover
lambs be slain and the feast kept. Notice
tho disciples question, "where wilt
thous" Think of Saul's question. what
wilt Thou have me to dor" and let our
hearts be ever saying, Where, Lord"
What, Lords" and never lean to our
own understanding.
ID He Immediately sends two with
definite instructions, and yet such as re-
quired great faith on their part. He loves
to be trusted and will surely guide all who
are willing to be guided FPS. xxi, 8; Isa
XXX, 81; Xviii, III But see how 1t is only
a step at a time, and consider the foretold
events of one day in Sam. K, IL. They
knew the way to the city. All was plain
thus far. Then of all who should pass
them or meet them they were to look for
a man coming toward them bearing a
pitcher of water and without hesitation
they were to follow him.
H. They were not told to speak to tho
man with the pitcher, but simply follow
him into the house and speak to the good
man of tho house concerning the room in
which to cat the passover The fact that
they were to say to him. Tho Master
saith,' shows that the owner of the house
II rfy,ip tnGa ha
property Of ono who was not
Is We would like to know more OF this
man and this room, between whom and
tho Master there seemed to be such per
feet understanding and harmony Of spirit.
l6. With unquestioning obedience they
won't forth from Him TO do His bidding,
and they found everything just Us He had
said they would. 1t always has been and
always will be SO, for whatever else may
fail or change or pass away the word of
the Lord is sure and it standeth forever.
II. And in the evening He cometh
with the twelve" Never was such pass
over kept before, for this Immediately pre-
ceded the fulfillment Of all passovers, as
ON the morrow Christ, our passover,
would be sacrificed for us" Have we,
like the good man Of this house, room for
Jesus? And are all our possessions at His
disposals Are we like the two disciples
looking for His guidancei And do we rec
ognize His hand in all the events of
lifes If so, 1t is well.
Is. Before Jesus announced that one of
them should betray Him 1t would seem
from John Kill that He had washed their
feet and had taught them thus to do for
each other Think of His washing the
feet of Judasl How near one may be TO
Jesus, how much He may do for one,
how many privileges one may enjoy and
yet be lost 1t will surely be fearful
thing to have been numbered with the fol-
lowers OF Christ and yet not DO truly His.
10. 1t was enough TO make them sor-
rowful that one who had companied with
them and had been apparently truly ono
Of them should turn out to be only trail.
tor and hypocritc. So clever had the traitor
been that it would seem that none of the
others had suspected him, for no one said,
: 1t must be Judas, just as we thought"
but each said, Is 1t II" So kind had
Jesus been that never by word or look or
act had He even limited that Judas was
not sincere.
go Ono of the twelve that dippeth
with me In the dish" Sitting near to
Jesus, eating with Him. called one of His,
acting as treasurer for His people, preach
ing in His name, perhaps permitted to
work miracles in His name, and yet all
the while a liar hypocrite, one possessed
by the DEVIL Is 1t any wonder that tho
Spirit by Peter exhorts us to mako our
calling and election sure III Peter /, l0).
Let us be sure that we have forever ceased
to look to or in any way trust In the
flesh, but only and wholly in the merits
Of tho Jesus Christ.
81. Scripture will be fulfilled. The con.
duct Of Judas was all clearly written out
beforehand, as In Ps. xii, 8, but that did
not compel Judas to act us be did. While
God knows beforehand oil that will come
to pass and whether men will hear or for
bear (Ezek. II, ~ and while tho Spirit OF
God strives with ALL at least all who
know of God and His love, yet all arc left
free to accept or refuse that love.
go. The passover feast being concluded,
Jesus now institutes the Lords supper by
Grst taking bread, and having given
thanks or blessed 1t He gives them to eat,
saying: This is My body which is given
for you. This do in remembrance of Me"
20. As He had done with the bread, so
He does also with tine wine, representing
His blood shed for us, and when we par.
take of the wine we are to remember the
precious blood Of Christ, the price of our
redemption Il Peter !, 49, l9l We are TO
remember that we are not our own, but
that spirit. soul and body are all His, TO
be given wholly up to Him that He may
ut His pleasure use us to minister tho
great salvation to others, even 10 the shed
ding Of our blood In His service II He re-
quires it Il Cor. vi, 10, 20; Thess V, 80;
III Cor v. 10; Rev. xii, III
"a. Without shedding of blood there Is
no remission of sins, and 1t is tho blood
that maketh atonement for the soul Heb
TX, 22, Lev. xvii, IL All the blood OF sac
rsflces from the day when tho Lord God
made unto Adam and Eve coats of skins
ard clothed them was typical OF the pre-
cious blood of Christ, which was sufficient
for the sins of the whole world (I John
ii, p, but becomes efficient only for sucE
as accept Him.
20. From beginning to end of the pub
lie ministry OF the Lord Jesus He was
ever speaking of D kingdom, the king.
dom Of God or OF heaven, which will vet
be set up on this earth and include the
whole earth under the whole heaven Dan
vii, 27). Then shall the meek inherit the
earth, and war and strife shall be no moro
FPS. xxxyii, ii; Math. v, 3: ha. H. 4; Mic
iy, 2, 81. Then shall both the passover and
the Lords supper have n full and final
consummation duke xxi, lG, 1S), for atev.
cry communion we show the Lords death
till He come Il Cor. XII 26)
g6 And when they had sung an hymn
they went out into the mount Of Olives"
The hymn was perhaps Ps. exii to cxviil,
the Great Halial or part OF it. In con-
nection with the hymn think Of John xiv
to xvii and see the heart Of Christ In these
last words to His apostles and to His Father
on their and our behalf, words to which He !
may truly he said 10 have set tho seal of |
His lifo's blood Therefore how sure they
arel Let your soul cat them until you can |
truly SOY .Ier. ". l6. and Job xiii, ~