The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-08-31
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON x, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 2.


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/. After these things" If thess
words refer to the events of the previou.
| chapter, the talk of the twelve about who
should be the greatest Verse 46), Johr
forbidding a man to cast out demons be
cause he did not 60 along with them
and John and James desiring to burn
up a village because the people would
not receive Christ are very suggestive
in the light of an additional seventy be.
ing now sent out. The twelve were cho-
sen not to monopolize the gifts of God
| but to be humble channels of blessing to
| others; and the same Lord who chose
them now appoints other seventy also
| He is saying to each one of His redeem
| ed, II have chosen you and ordained zap
pointed or placed you that you should
bring forth fruit John XIV, 49,
| 2. The harvest is always great and the
laborers are few, and the cry is ever com
| ing from heaven, "Whom shall / send and
| who will go for us?' while but few re-
spond, Here am /; send me" Elsa. vi, 81.
| In the dark days of Ahab and Jezebel
there was one thing that Elijah could do,
as he thought of himself as the only one
| on earth for God-he could pray; and he
did pray the effectual, fervent prayer of
righteous man tJas. v, 16, 10. We
cannot pray honestly the prayer of this
verse unless we are willing that God
should send us.
8. Behold, / send you forth" Com.
pare John xvii, IS; XIX, 81, and see how
He sends us as the Father sent Him. 1t
was His great strength and constant
comfort that the Father sent Him. See
John iv, "a V, SO, 81, 80, and 80 other
places in Johns gospel. We may have
the constant consciousness that we are
ambassadors for Christ here in Christ s
stead III Cor V, 20), but if we are will
ing to be wholly for Him we shall soon
find that we are lambs among wolves
(Acts Xxx, 20; John xvi 33). Wolves rec
ognize no rights of lambs; human wis
dom is not sufficient for this; buteHe, the
Lamb OF God, is our wisdom q Cor. l.,
"a, 30).
Al. Unincumbered, whole hearted, sin
gle eyed, self denying, the Lords mes
sengers with the Lords message-thus
they went forth. Laborers with God,
dwelling with Him, for His work. willing
and obedient, will surely be provided for;
the manager win surely see to all the
need luke xxi, 80; Phil. iv, 10; Ps.
lxxxiv, IL; Rom. viii, 32). He who said
''The laborer is worthy of his hire" not
only in this passage, but elsewhere by
His spirit through His servant Il Tim.
V, 1S), will be sure to see that his labor
ers get their hire; so the laborers need
have no care about that. 'Your Heaven
ly Father knoweth that We have need of
these things (Math. vi, 32) is enough to
quiet any trustful laborer. Those who
are sent by the God of Peace and the
Prince of Peace are to preach peace by
Jesus Christ (Acts x, 36) He made
peace by the blood of His cross, and all
who truly receive Him, being justified by
faith, have peace with God Col i, 20;
Rom. V, y; it is the privilege of all such
to enjoy the peace of God (Phil. iv, 6, y
and then to bear it in His name to all
who will receive Him.
8, 9. When received by any people,
they were to manifest the Spirit of their
Master, who came not to be ministered
unto, but to minister, and they were to
be easily satisfied in reference to the
food for the body, their orders being
Eat such things as are set before you"
or as in Cor. X, 81, whatsoever is set
before you eat, asking no question for
conscience sake" If some people who
think they cannot eat this or that would
just trust the Lord to give them an APP
petite for what is set before them, they
might be surprised at His gracious deal
ings in this matter. Like the twelve,
they were to heal the sick and preach the
kingdom (Math. X, Z, 81. He sent them,
they went in His name, and He wrought
through them.
10, IL. II any would not receive them,
they were just to depart, only assuring
the people thus rejecting them that they
We're not rejecting them only, but the
kingdom of God, which they represented,
and the King who sent them Verse 16).
In the kingdom, when 1t comes, there
will be no unforgiven sin and no sick
ness lisa. xxxiii, "a, but God shall be
all in all, and His will done on earth
as in heaven Il Cor. XIV, %; Luke xi, ~
In this age, while we are waiting for the
coming of the kingdom and preaching the
gospel everywhere that His church may
be gathered out of all nations, the mis-
sionary who goes with healing for the
body seems to have the greatest openings
for the gospel message.
IL They return to Him to tell Him
all they had done and taught, as was the
custom of the apostles Mark vi, 30) and
as we should always do; here for Him,
dwelling with Him for His work, going as
He sends us, saying what He tells us and
telling all to Him. They seem to have
been surprised that evil spirits should
have been subject to them, but they joy
fully acknowledged that the power Of
His name did it all.
Is. Is He in this saying looking back
to the time when satan was cast out of
heaven to the air or onward to the time
when he shall fall from the air to the
earth and to the pit lisa. xiv, 1916; Rev.
xii, IL; Xxx, 2, -, or is He gently warn
ing them against pride? Perhaps it is
as if He said to them, what you have
seen of My power over the wicked one
foreshadows the time when he shall be
completely overthrown."
10. Behold, l give you power over all
the power of the enemy, and nothing
shall by any means hurt you" See an
illustration in Acts xviii, 5. Then see
lisa. xiii, 2. and take Daniels friends as
an illustration We know that God does
not permit trial and suffering and death
to come to His people, but as in the
morning when Daniel came out of the
lions den there was no manner of hurt
found upon him because he believed in
his God dan. vi, 23), so shall it be in
the resurrection morning; for then it shall
be seen that no real evil has ever befallen
true child of God, and we shall be like
our Lord even as to our bodies (Phil. iii,
21l.
20. To know that our names are writ
ten in heaven is greater cause of re-
joieing than to be able to cast out evil
spirits. Our Lord said that no greater
prophet than John the Baptist was ever
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