The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-29
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July 4, 1OW,--JsSus Walk
Ing On the Sea.
frreparcd by III. q. Lenington.l
TIE LESSON TENT.

:, a n shirt; and they cried out for fear
y mi straightway Jesus spake unto
,b.m. saying. BE Of good cheer. II Is !. be
not afraid.
- And Peter answered Him and said,
f, IA AZ II be Thou. bid me come unto
Thee on the water
% And lie said. Come. And when Peter
,'as come down out OF tho ship. he walked
IN the water, to go to Jesus
"a Put when he saw the wind boisterous.
~ vas afraid; and beginning 10 sink. he
cried. saying, Lord. save me.
n And Immediately Jesus stretched
,orth Ills hand, and caught him, and said |
unto him, thou OF httie ialth' "hereioio
oidst thou doubt?
2. And when they were come into the
ship. the wind ceased
s3 Then they that were In the ship came
ana worshiped Him, saying. OF truth
Thou art the Son of God.
GOLDEN TENT.-Or n truth Thou nrt
the son Of God.-Matt. l4;3:s.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
This lesson follows in chronological
order those OF last quarter, the events
occurring during the evening and
night following the feeding of the
5000, in April, A. ID. 20. After this
great miracle. which was the crown
ing act of busy day OF teaching and
healing, Jesus spent night in prayer
He persuaded His disciples TO leave
Him to dismiss the multitudes and 10
cross to the other side Of the lake at
some point where lie would meet
item later. Then lie went up into
the mountain apart TO pray. thus
lie spent the latter part Of the inter-
noon. and darkness coming on closed
about Him, still alone wit. God. This
suggests one of the two profitable
lines OF study opened up by the les
son Jesus spent very busy life
among mon. but not the opportunities
he made for solitude, sacred loneii-
ness when even Ills nearest disciples
were not permitted TO be by Him.
Meditation and prayer are children Of
solitude. Note all this particularly
in the recorded life of the Saviour. but
nlso in all the great characters OF the
Bible
The other line of study that might
be taken UP pertains to the miracles
az Jesus There have been many OPP
rortuntics for this before in our
study Of the life OF Jesus. and il was
touched upon briefly in the study OF
Jesus feeding the 5000. but II Is even
more suggestive and pertinent in con
ncction with such miracle as that
az the present lesson, showing. as II
does. Jesus power over nature.
Three incidents are suggestive Of
q 20
(ll The tossing Of the waves raiset
by contrary wind" GU The frigh
Of the disciples at sight OF their Help
or, and CD Peters experience, result
ing from his wavering faith
The first suggests the contrar,
winds which arise in the sea OF life
Storms come up very suddenly o.
small. inland bodies OF water. tn
disciples sailed during bright after
noon upon n calm sea. They had got
ten no more than half way acros
when their frail fishing boat was q
the mercy of tempestuous waves. tn
analogy suggests itself. We know nc
the hour or the circumstance whlc
will turn our fair day into cloud,
storm-swept one. Happy Is he WI
known 10 whom to turn for help Z
such time.
And in the fourth watch OF III
night (betwcen three and six oeloc
In the morning) Jesus went uni
them. walking on the sea. And whe
the disciples saw Him walking on q
sea they were troubled" This G
pcrience Of the disciples can hardly
called unique. for ii often happens
life that we mistake at hrst our be
friend for an enemy. We are
frightedat the appearance Of our hel
err. Providence moves in n mysterio
way. and the help we may he ev'
xp,cting comes in a manner so
tally unexpected that we mistake
for new evil The disciples TO-
their Master for n phantom. more
be feared than the storm viii
threatened them.
Thirdly. Peters experience is oft
duplicated In our own lives. WI
Peter recognized Jesus he bolt
stepped from the boat upon the wal
in imitation OF his Master. But or
unon the water the boisterousness
the waves affected his mind mt
than the presence OF Jesus. Dot
began TO fiji his heart. With us
boldly venture upon good work J
of great faith and purpose. but s.
denly we become aware OF the az
gers that threaten and OF the difiic
ties of the way. Faint heart ne
won fair lady" and falterng ia
never performed any great mirac
The voice Of Jesus comes: 20 u
of little faith. wherefore didst u
doubt"