Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-09
Snternatiumal gessotrs.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VIII, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, FEB. 20.

LESSON VII, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, FEB. 20.
Text Of the Lesson. Math. Z, 2-15-Mem.
ory Verses, 5-s-Golden Text, Math. Z,
g. Commentary by the Rev. d. NJ
stearns.
ICopyright, 1897 by D. NJ. Stearns.l
"a. "Now the names Of the twelve
apostles are these: The first, Simon, who
is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother :
Jesus Himself went about all the cities
and villages teaching in their synagogues.
and preaching the gospel Of the kingdom.
and healing every sickness and every dis
ease among the people, but the multitudes
who were as sheep without shepherd
touched His heart and He told His disci'
pies to pray the Lord Of the harvest that
He would send forth laborers into His
harvest (chapter TX, 35-3s). When we
pray this prayer from the heart, it seems
to imply readiness on our part to 20 our
selves If He opens the way, for 1t is just
following this command so to pray that
we have the record Of His choosing and
sending forth these twelve. In Luke vi
10, we read that just before He chose the
twelve He went out into mountain to
pray, and continued all night in prayer to
God. In Mark iii, IA, we read that He
ordained them that they should be with
Him, and that He might send them forth
to preach and to heal the sick The last
night before His crucifxion He told them
that He had chosen and ordained them
that they should 20 and bring forth fruit
and that their fruit should abide.
8, 6. "These twelve Jesus sent forth.
and commanded them. saying, Go not into
the way of the gentileS and into any city
Of the Samaritans enter ye not, but 70
rather to the lost sheep of the house OF
Israel" This restricted commission will
not be understood unless one Is familiar
with Gods plan of blessing for all nations,
which Is to bless Israel first and then all
nations through Israel This Is fully re-
vealed in the prophets, and He will not
depart from 1t, for the gifts and calling OF
God are without repentance (Rom. xi, 29)
Take as sample passages Ps Xvii; lisa
xvii, g.; X. 1-3, 21; Jer. Ill. IL, IL; Iech
xiv, 16, II There are two other prayers
which we would do well to pray along
with Math. tx, 3S One is in Isa- xii, q,
2, and the other in Rev. xii, 90 To pray
these three prayers from the heart daily
will bring one very near to the heart OF
Christ. His primary mission was to Israel
(Math. XIV, 24); hence this restricted com
mission at this time to the twelve, but be-
ing rejected and crucif1ed by Israel He aft.
er His resurrection gave the worldwide
commission as in Math. xviii, 19.
z And as we go. preach, saying, The
kingdom Of heaven is at hand Thus
preached the Baptist, and Jesus Himself
and the 10, and the 20, for In the person
of the king the kingdom was verify
among them (Luke xvii, 81, margin), and
had they been content to receive crucified
and risen Messiah the kingdom would
doubtless have been set up after His resur
rection, but seeing their decided rejection
of Him, He, before His death, told them
in a parable that the kingdom was post.
poned till His return from the far country
duke xix, 11-15) .
8. "Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers.
raise the dead, cast out devils; freely W
have received, freely give Some one has
suggested that verses to Is Of this chap.
ter contain special directions for the special
mission Of the apostles at that time. verses
16 to % directions for gospel ministry IN
all ages and verses "a to 40 the service OF
Christ in it's fullest and widest sense call
ing attention to the fact that the last verse
In each of these sections has His Verify
say unto you
O. Provide neither gold nor silver nor
brass in your purses In lisa Vi, 8, the
question is, Whom shall l send and who
will 20 for us?' If any one will go for
God the Father, Son and Spirit on their
business and wholly in their interests, they
may rely upon Phil iv, 10, being made
true to them, My God shall supply all
your need according to His riches in glory
by Christ Jesus Or, as one has para
phrased it, MAKE thou His service thy de-
light, He'll make thy wants His care.
TO- Nor scrip for your journey, neither
two coats, neither shoes, nor yet slaves,
for the workman is worthy of his meat. >
II we are the Lords messengers on the
Lords business, we have no occasion to be
anxious about food or raiment or money
but disentangled and free and withous
fear (verses g. %, 81 follow where He
leadeth in quietness and in confidence, for
the silver and the gold and the cattle
upon thousand hills are His.
II. And into whatsoever city or town
ye shall enter, inquire who In it is worthy,
and there abide till ye go thence" The
prophets were plainly taught that not all
would receive their message, but that some
would hate them for it (.Jer |, II, l9; Eek.
II, 6, z; iii, y. In the second section OF
our present chapter, and in John XIV, ls'
30, we are taught to expect the same thing,
but we are also taught that some will wei.
come Him, and also us for His sake. He
will direct our steps in this matter also
and II some day He wants us to have fel.
lowship with Him in being refused, His
grace will be sufficient
IL, IS. And when ye come into an
house, salute it, and IL the house be worthy
let your peace come upon it, but If it be
not worthy, let your peace return to you. >
Even Israel was not to fight against city
until that city had rejected their offers Of
peace which they were to proclaim to it
(Deut. Xxx, 10-12). Every believer Is to
count himself messenger of the Prince Of
Peace, and, like the angels at His birth,
we are to proclaim peace in His name
(Luke ii, ~ Preaching peace by Jesus
Christ is our work (Acts K, 3G), for He has
made peace by the blood of His cross (Col
1, 20). Blessed are the peacemakersl How
beautiful are the feet Of such But there
are many who know not these things
(Math. v, g.; lisa. Lii, z; li1, 81
IA. And whosoever shall not receive
you nor hear your words, when ye depart
out of that house or city, shake off the
dust Of your feet" Thus the apostles did
(Acts xiii, 81; xviii, 81, and doubtless God
was glorifed, as He always will be If the
messenger is faithful, whether men will
hear or forbear. The faithful messenger
Is unto God q sweet SAVIOR Of Christ.