Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03
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81. In our last lesson we saw Him In
the synagogue on the Sabbath day teach
ing, and il is thus we see Him In this
verse. but then 1t was at Nasareth; now
1t is at Capernaum When Peter and
Andrew, James and John. came 20 Him
10 John and accepted Him as the Mes
siah, they evidently did not leave their
occupation to follow Him fully. so In
verses 10 TO 20 OF this chapter and in
Math. iv. 1922, there Is the record Of
call to fuller service. while Luke v. Ill,
describes another occasion and a still
later call. Then In John 81. after the
resurrection, they are taught still more
fully that He can provide without their
labors, and Simon hears his last Follow
thou Me-"
%. He taught them as one that had
authority" Every true messenger of
God should speak as an oracle of God q
Pet Nv, III, how much more our Lord
Jesus, who was God in human form.
Out of the abundance Of His heart His
mouth spake that which His Father told
Him to say tJohn xii, 40; Math. Xii BAD.
We are to receive our message only from
God, be filed with His word and Spirit
and speak as sent by God. whether men
will heed or not (Ezek. lii. 10, I'D.
%, "a. A man with an unclean spirit
was present. Luke says, A man who
had spirit of an unclean devil Gv. 33).
How any demon can be clean we are not
told, but this one may have been special
ly vile. There is but one devil, the father
Of lies and a murderer from the beginning
John viii, Az. but there are hosts Of
demons or evil spirits. his followers. who
seem to take pleasure In doing his bid
ding. They do not hesitate TO testify to
the divinity of Christ and to His power
to destroy them. Those in Gadara said.
Art thou come hither to torment US be-
fore the timer (Math. viii 29)
rs, rs. Hold thy peace and come out
| of him." Thus said our Lord, and the
demon obeyed Elm. In the last verse Of
| our lesson (34) we read that He cast out
many devils or demons and suffered them
not to speak because they knew Him. 1t
was His word that did It. He cast out
the spirits with His word (Math. viii.
| 16). He rebuked the demon, not the
man. He hates sin, but loves the sinner.
| We are apt to dislike the sinner without
taking so much notice Of the sin. Ask
| the Lord to cast II out, and we must not
receive all who talk good. for there are
those who show love with their mouth
while their hearts are full of covetous-
ness Geek. xxxiii, 81. The more we are
filed with His word the less room there
will be for any demons In us, for next to
God Himself there Is nothing they hate
as they do His word. His word In us
sanctifes us and keeps us from sin and
from evil ways John xvii, II; Ps. cxix,
| IL; xvii, a..
| 81. They were not acquainted with
| power like this. They did not know that
| this man had all power In heaven and on
| earth and that He could give to others
| power over all the power of the enemy
| duke Z. 19). II people who are troubled
with peevishness, fretfulness, temper.
anger. jealousy and such like would rec
ognize these as the work OF evil spirits
and look to Him, saying trustfully.
thine is the power" who can tell what
wonders might be wrought to the glory
of God?
%. Immediately His fame spread
abroad" IL all the redeemed would tell
Of Him, how quickly His fame would
spread. Why not let every believer take
as motto: MY mouth shall show forth
Thy righteousness and Thy salvation all
the day. l will make mention of Thy
righteousness, even Of Thine only" Cps.
Xxi, Is, 16)-and obey the command In
lisa. xii, 4, 5-"Declare His doings among
the people: make mention that His name
is exalted: sing unto the Lord, for He
hath done excellent things" thus remem-
bering that we are here to show forth
His praises who hath called US out of
darkness into His marvellous light q Pet.
/. 81.
90. Happy are those who take Him
home from the public worship with them.
for many seem to bid Him goodby when
they leave the church and expect to find
Him there when they come again, but
between services they seem to have no
use for Him.
30. 1t does not seem to have been
good time at Simon's home to bring COM
pany home from church, and it might be
interesting to know how Simon's wife
took it. her mother being sick, but 1t GER
tainly turned out all right. They at once
tell Him of her. The word "anon" in
this verse and forthwith" and ''immedi-
ately" in the two preceding verses are all
the same and in the revised version
translated by the word ''straightway,"
word used about so times in the whole
New Testament and about 40 of those in
this gospel and IL Of the 40 In this first
chapter.
81. His hand takes hers, the fever Is
instantly gone, and she takes part in the
household duties. She ministers unto
them. Was 1t not a good thing that He
came home with them? How much they
might have missed IL Simon had said.
Lord, ! would like to take you home
with me today, but my wife's mother is
sick, and 1t will not be convenient" oh.
how much we miss IL we are not continu-
ally with Him and in fellowship with
Him.
80, 33. At even, when the sun did set.
all the city came together with their
sick, and He laid His hands on every
one of them and healed them luke iv.
400. We sometimes look at the evening
sky and say, What beautiful sunset,
but how often do we think of this sun
set, with its lifegiving Lord, bringing JOY
TO SO many hearts and homes? He is
our sun and shield.