Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-12
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
IlEssoN II. FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JAN. 10.

Text of tho Lesson, Mark vi, 3o-4z-Men-
DRY Verses, II, 42-Golden Text. Luke
1. Commentary by the Rev. d. II.
stcarns.
So Tho apostles. having been sent forth
TO heal tho sick and to preach the gospel,
returned and told Jesus all things, both
what they had done and what they had
taught They went forth in His name and
wrought and taught in His name and re-
turned and reported to Him. This is just
the thing for every worker to do-go forth
from HIM, work and speak in His name,
and then tell Him all and leave it with
| Him.
81 No leisure even to eat What de-
scription Of the life of Him who went
about doing good. Truly He pleased not
Himself { Rom. Ky, 81 He lived wholly
unto God and sought to lead weary onts
I into His own rest and peace, even TO rest
in God and in His pleasure. No leisuIe
for Himself but every moment for Others
and their good. Though He considered
not Himself, He did consider His apostles
and their comfort; hence His invitation to
come aside and rest awhile.
50. They went by ship, and He went in
the ship with them. They were little
company, yet one was an nnbeliever, bat
! He loved them all and sought their vel
! fare. There arc about !, 200 souls on this
ship, and He loves them ALL and many II
them love Him. but there are many unbe-
I levers. We can tell them as far as posi-
bic of His love and leave results TO HiiA.
SO. The people saw u.cm crossing tho
| lake and ran afoot and outwent them ard
came unto Him. Would not multitudes
come unto Him today if Hc were kept be
fore them in somewhat of His lovelineSs
by the doing and teaching of His follow
orsi Multitudes in Leathcndom would
come to Him if they only knew of Him
and His love for them.
"a. Hewas neither angry nor grieyed
/ when He saw the multitudcs although
He had brought His disciples apart TO rest,
but He had compassion, was sorry they Ind
no shepherd and began to feed their hun
cry souls. In Eek. xxxiv, 2, we read Ct
shepherds who feed themselves instead Of
their Gocl.s and scatter and neglect the
sheep instead 81 caring for them.
So. 1t did not prove such q resting timo
as many seek for He taught them till tho
/ day was far spent, and the disciples began
4 to think that it was time to send them
away. How little of their Masters spirit
! these men had-how little we hGyei He
came not to be ministered unto, but to
minister and to give His life ransom for
many (Math. Xxx, 2S).
So. The disciples felt sorry that the
multitudes were hungry, but had 10
thought OF feeding them, only of sending
/ them away TO get something. 1t IS so
much easier to send people away than to
spend our thoughts and tins and strength
to- e., t. t.
| like Jesus to care for them. oven though
it takes time and strength and care and
denial of self.
37 How surprised the disciples must
have been, when instead of sending them
away, as they suggested, He said, :" Give
| ye them to catl'' Their surprise is mani
fest in the question of this verse. John
says that Jesus, to prove Philip, asked
him whence they should buy bread to feed
| this multitude. And Philip suggested
that 200 penEyworth might give every enc
/ % little Thus vain and frutlcss arc all
our calculations and plans in reference to
| the Lord S work.
49, He asks what they have in the way
of food Andrew discovers that lad has
! five loaves and two small fishes, but thinks
the fact hardly worth mentioning John
vi, 6, 81. we are such creatures of sight
! that we seem unable to believe that the
thing can be done unless we sec the where
withal. Moses failed in this matter when
/ he asked if all the flocks and herds should
1 be slain to give the people the meat the
1 Lord promised Mum. Xi 81, so, Sarah
\ failed when she laughed at the Lord s
promise (Gen. xviii, 10, ~. Let us walk
by faith, not by sight and let our hearts
cry out, "Ah, Lord God there is nothing
too hard for Thee" tier. xxi, ~.
49, He now begins to work, they bav-
| ing calculated and looked around, appar-
entity in vain, and having como to their
wits end, but everything must be done in
order; hence they are commanded to sit
down in companies. There is no peace
nor victory by looking within or around,
but only by looking unto Him.
I 40. In companies convenient to be wait
ed upon they are now seated upon the
green grass, for there was much Of it. See
last verse and John vi, 10. let all
things be done decently and in order is a
law of Scripture q Cor. xiv, -, for, n
though we read in Gen. i, 2, that 1.-THE
earth was without form and void, 4" we
read in Isa xiv, 10, that the Lord did not
make it that way. Sec X. V.
fl. The loaves and fishes pass from the
lads hands into the hands of Jesus. The
lad gives them wholly and unrcscrvelly
up. Then Jesus acknowledges the Father
by looking up to heaven for a blessing up
on them, after which He passes the food
to the disciples to be passed ON to the peo-
pie. All can see that the disciples are not
doing this, but are simply the messengers
or walters, and Jesus acknowledges that
He is not doing 1t, but the Father in
heaven, even as He said in John xiv, 10.
AZ. And they did all eat and were
filled" Not each one little, as Philip
had suggested, but each rs much as they
would John vi, III 1t is not the Lords
way to give little, but rather to fill full.
:" Be filled with the Spirit, " Lot the Lord
dwell in you richly, -" Drink abundanily,
o beloyedr' are some of His words which
indicate His pleasure. He would have It's
full Of joy and peace from. XIV, 13) TO our
good and to His great glory--no cares nor
al. sicties nor plans nor worries, but the |
qldetness and joyfulness of children.
i3. He will have nothing of His lost
(John vi, 12), and If SO careful about loayc> |
and fishes how much more about His re
deemed ones bought by His precious blood! |
Yet there are saved ones who cannot seem /
TO trust Him to keep that which He has re
deemed with so great price. Let all such |
consider their own carefulEcss Of precious |
things and ask are they better than lie |
Let them cat and rest on John :, 20, 20; |
Ii Tim j. IL.
"A. The lumber fed and filed was 5000 |
men, besides women and children (Math. !
xiv, 2l), but Il was not wonderful TO Him, |
who for 40 years had fed millions nlifae- !
ulonsly. He is the very same jesus still |
and can use you, dear reader, to feed and /
bless hungry thousands if you viii only |
put yourself as unreservedly in His hands |
as the lad put his ioavcs, and be willing 10 /
live wholly and only for His pleasure
This seems to be the only miracle recorded |
by zach Of the four evangclists May it |
not be to teach us that the great mission |
Of every believer is to have compassion
1pon and save ard feed the perishing'