Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-12
for the Aulue Girelr.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VlIl, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, FEB. 20.

Text of the Lesson, Luke Will, 43-65-Mem.
ory Verses, 4s.5o-Golden Text, Luke Will
4s-Commentary by the Rev. D. NJ
4S. "a woman had spent all her living
upon physicians, neither could be healed
of any" Another helpless case, an op
portunity for the Lord to work. 1t Is still
true that we are slow to come to the LORD
until we have come to the end Of our
selves. Oh, that the Lord would bring US
quickly to see our nothingness and the
vanity Of all earthly things, that we might
find in Him our all. He Is still, In His
word, showing "the glad tidings of the
kingdom of God" (verse y. that He may
allure us to Himself, but because SO many
will not read.
A.. Immediately her issue Of blood
stanched." The life of the flesh is in the
blood (Lev. xvii, 11), and for 12 years hel
life had been ebbing away. The story OF
the little girl Of our lesson is that of Il
years development Of life suddenly cut
off, and Just as suddenly restored by the
same Jesus, who healed the life that was
ebbing away. Mere natural life, whether
steadily developed or steadily frittered
away, is nothing until it Is touched BY
Jesus, who is the life. He was crucifed
at "the place of skull" and all that Is
on the earth Of human greatness or glory
is as empty as q skull, apart from the
cross of Christ.
IS. "And Jesus said, Who touched Mep'
The woman had heard Of Jesus, perhaps
was acquainted with some who had been
healed by Him, and by their testimony
was encouraged to believe that If she could
but touch the hem. Of His garment she
would be whole. Faith cometh by hear
ing and hearing by the word Of God Rom.
<, ~, so If we would strengthen Others
and increase their faith we must commu.
nicate that which God has done for US
and through US to His glory (Phi. vi).
46. "I perceive that virtue is gone out
of me-" Thus spake Jesus in answer tt
the disciples statement that the multitude
thronged Him. AS He preached to the
houseful the power Of the Lord was pres
ent to heal (Luke v, .1s), but we read of nc
one being healed except the one who came
through the roof. So in this case power
went from Him to only this one poor
woman. AS He sat at another time over
against the treasury His heart went out
more to one poor woman than to all the
others. Not all who 60 to church or read
the Bible are blessed, but only those whose
hearts 20 out to Him in conscious need OF
worship.
AZ. "She declared unto Him before all
the people for what cause she had touched
Him and how she was healed Immediate
ly." 1t seemed hard for this poor, timid,
trembling woman thus to testify before
all the people, but observe that she did 1t
"unto Him." and it was in gratitude for
blessing received. Unto Him is the key
to all service, and when thus we serve we
do not mind the people, whether few or
many.
4S. Daughter, be Of good comfort.
Thy faith hath made thee whole. Go in
peace" Surely it was worth while to con-
fess Him publicly in order to receive this
gracious word from His own lips right to
her heart. If those who feel very weak
and timid only would declare unto Him
before the people, what blessing they
might receive! AS far as is recorded she
Is the only woman He ever addressed as
"daughter. Think how the words "good
cheer" "lnade whole" "go in pea.., -
would keep coming to her in all her after
life-his words to her soul.
40. "Thy daughter is dead. Trouble
not the Master" The incident we have
Just been studying occurred while Jesus
was on His way to the house Of Jairus to
heal his little girl, who seemed to be dying
when Jairus left the house to go for Jesus
(verse fl, 42). Put yourself in the place
of Jairus and imagine his heart, as every
moment seemed an hour that Jesus tarried
in order to speak to the poor woman.
Then think of the agony Of soul as this
message comes.
so. "Fear not. Believe only, and she
shall be made whole" Ere the father
has time to say, or perhaps even think,
"Oh, if He had only como without delay
ing" these gracious words fall from
Jesus lips. In Mark V, 36, 1t Is, "Be not
afraid, only believe"
81. HE suffered no man to 60 in save
Peter and James and John and the father
and the mother Of the maiden" That
would make just seven, with tile little
girl, seven altogether, the perfect number
On two other occasions these three disci-
pies were the favored Ones Why, we shall
know some day. If we are willing to he
His choice ones, "set apart for Himself, !"
ga people for His own possession" FPS. iv,
8; Titus ii, IA, R. w. do not know why
we may not
80. "Weep not. She is not dead, but
sleepeth." Thus He spake as they all
wept and bewailed her. In the case Of
Lazarus He called death sleep John II,
lilo. The body sleeps, but as to the
spirit, the person, the word is, absent
from Tho body; present with the Lord. l"
"Departed to be with Christ" (Phil. |,
81, 80: II Cor. Y, o. For the Christian
who lives for Christ, to die is gain.
3d. "And they laughed Him to scorn,
knowing that she was dead" They had
only natural sight. They believed what
they saw, and seeing is believing with the
natural man. But to the spiritual man,
believing is seeing. "Said not unto thee
that if thou wouldost believe thou should
est see?' blessed are they that have not
seen, yet have believed" John xi, 40; Xxx,
29). The believer is to believe God rather
than his own eyes or feelings or thoughts
or anything. No matter how things look
we are ever to say, II believe God that it
shall be even as it was told me" (Acts
xvii, 25). Abraham considered not his
own body nor thoughts nor feelings, but
Just believed that God was able to keep
His promises, and it was not for Abraham
to ask how.
81. "And He put them all out and took