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able to draw it for the multitude of
fishes" They had the same nets and the
same fishermen and the same sea and the
same difficulties to contend with. Jesus
made the difference by adding His own
power. How many times we have toiled.
many days we have failed all because the
effort was in our own strength. Never be-
gin, a day until you strike step with Him
and clasp His hand in yours; then nothing
can overthrow you.
Third, as soon as they were come to
land they saw fire of Goals. This is the
9TH verse. There is only one other place
in the 18th verse of the 18th chapter of
John, the place of Peters denial. The
first thing that Peter saw was doubtless
this fire of Goals after his vision of the
Saviour. How the story of his denial
must have flashed across his mind 1t is
better for us not to begin day until we
have asked Christ to show us where we
ire OF Goals always. but with the touch Of
His finger. For a Christian to fail at the
same place two days in succession is an
awful sin.
Fourth, Just as He made feast for
those disciples in the early morning so He
makes feast for'us every morning of our
lives. He spreads the table with His own
ence of all that is impure He displays
HIS own gentleness: How that will
strengthen US in the time when we are liza
bic to be irritable He sets before us His
own love. How that will enable us to
love the, things that we might naturally
hate. and In our presence He makes display
of His own power. How that will encour-
age us IN the hour of temptation. l like
the close of the 2lst chapter of John, the
10Th verse. And there are also many
other things which Jesus did. the which,
1t they should be written every one, / sup
pose that even the world itself could not
contain. the books that should be written
Amen" Doubtless many miracles were
wrought beside the miracle of the changing
of water into wine and other parallels
sweeter than the Prodigal Son and the
Lost Sheep He spoke and we never heard
OF them. There is MANY morning when
we shall talk. of these things with Him.
If you turn to Genesis, the first chapter.
you will notice that the first six days of
creation have both an evening and morn
ing, while the seventh day has a morning
which shall be ushered in by the resur-
rection morning when we shall have eter-
nifty with Christ and SO out from His pres
ence no more forever, and we shall talk
of these things.
Noon. "Jesus, therefore, being wearied
with His journey sat thus on the well, and
it was about the sixth hour" John 4: 6.
1t is high noon The husbandman rests
from his labors; the cattle seek the
shadow. Of the rocks; the birds have
is weary. He has left Jerusalem because
He has been surrounded by the wrong
kind of crowd, and under the impulse
OF the Spirit He must needs go through
Samarla. The disciples are away and He
sits alone upon the well curb. Beyond all
question the story of the giving of Jacobs
well is in His mind. and as He looks out
toward Ebal and GeriZim He has the vision
OF the crowds listening to the blessing and
cursing of the servant of God, when sud-
denly as He looks there comes woman
on the scene bearing upon her head n
water pitcher. The people of the East
know good water. and for this reason she
has often dipped her water pitcher, not in
the. running streams, but comes to Jacobs
WELL where the water is most refreshing.
1t IS not night, as when Nicodemus came,
but the sun has reached the meridian. I
always have thought that this was beau
tiful picture of our meeting with the Sa-
viour for the purpose of solving our diff
culties. Who of us has not had them?
From 8 to II o'clock in the morning, when
we have said. .Why have [ met this
face to face with this problem?'
"a little talk with Jesus,
How it smooths the rugged road:
How it seems to help me onward,
When l faint beneath my load
When my heart is crushed with sorrow,
And my eyes with tears are dim.
There is naught can yield rue comfort,
Like little talk with Him.
Will you note the following points:
Jesus said, "Give Me to drink" He always
speaks first. Genesis 8: 8, "And the Lord
God called upon Adam, and said unto
him. Where art thou?" gives us a picture
of God, and all through the Old Tesla
ment and New His word is spoken first
to the sinner and to the wandering one.
Whatever may be your own desire for
blessing His is greater than yours. We
always think of Him giving to us. Indeed,
His was life of giving but is it not won
derful that we may give to Him? The
woman gave the annointment and Jesus
said. Wherever the gospel is preached
writes to Titus, "Adorn the doctrine of
the gospel to-day" and he sends his mes
sage to the Corinthians, eve are unto God
a sweet SAVIOUR of Christ" by which he
means that we will remind God of Christ.
First, never let noon pass that you do
not make Him an offer. Best of all, offer
HIM yourself.
Second, eff thou knewest the gift of
God-thou wouldest have asked" It is
because we do not know the Saviour that
we have failed to ask of Him; according to
the measure of our knowledge we will have
asked, and He is pledged to give us living
water in contrast to what the world of
fers. Do not let noon hour pass that
you do not tell Him every annoyance of
the mornino. Nothing is too trifing for
Him and He viii give to you just that
blessing which will ever stay the weakness
of your life.
81 tell Him all my sorrows,
| tell Him all my joys,
tell Him all that pleases me,
/ tell Him what annoys;
He tells me what ought to do,
He tells me what to try;
And so we walk together,
My Lord and ]"
Then take deep drink of living water
and it will be in you well of living water
springing up.
Third, difficulties are often due to incon-
sistencies. THE path of the just is as a
shining light that shineth more and
more This is a picture of the way we
should walk. "He that doeth the will of
God shall know" This is Christ's chal-
lenge to those who are in difficulty And
as He sat thus on the well curb He said
to the woman, go call thy husband" as
much as to say How about your own life,"
and He nutS this sharn c11ttinc uunStion