Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-05
5nternatiunal gssson.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON II, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 13.

Memory Verses, 4O-iS-Soldcn text,
Acts fx, 34-Commentary Prepared
by Rev. ID. NJ. Stenrns.
Copyright, 1902. by American Press Asso-
ciation.]
SO. He came down also to the saints
which dwelt at LYDIA.
This is written of Peter as he passed
from place to place on his Masters
business feeding and caring for the
sheep and the lambs John XXI, 1911;
I Pet. V, 1-4). as he had been commits
stoned to do. In Acts X. SO, We read
that Jesus Of Nazareth, anointed with
the Holy Ghost and with power, went
about doing good and healing all the
oppressed of the devil, for God was
with Him. If we will receive that
which Is written in John xvii, 1S; Xxx,
21; l John ii, G. we cannot but believe
that He expects each Of His redeemed
to live the same life that He lived.
49, a. Eneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee
whole; arise and make thy bed.
Finding one who had kept his bed
eight years. being sick with palsy. he
thus addressed him, and Immediately
he was whole. for Jesus Christ at the
right hand of the Father is the very
same compassionate. all powerful Saw
iour as when on earth He went about
healing the sick (Heb. viii, 81. and His
redeemed ones are here to make that
great fact manifest.
IS. And all that dwelt at LYDIA and
Saron saw him and turned to the Lord.
The Lord saw that in the healing of
Eneas He would be glor.tied and that
many would thus be led to turn to
Him for their own good and for His
glory. While believe it is high and
holy and gracious privilege to trust the
Lord for the body as we'll as the soul, l
cannot sympathize with those who con-
sign all drugs and doctors to the devil,
nor can | believe that health in this
mortal body is more important than
glorifying God.
36, g. Now there was at Joppa a certain
disciple named Tabitha.
She, like her Lord. lived for others
and for the good which He might be
pleased to accomplish through her. and
in her active. self denying life God
was manifest. Some only talk Of what
they would do if they could, but this
woman did what she could. the Lord
working through her. In the midst Of
her busy life sickness came. and the
enemy. death, was permitted to touch
her, and she one day found herself In
perfect health and in the vigor Of a
life she had never known before. ab-
sent from the body. present with the
Lord. experiencing the gain of those
who enter upon the very far better"
See II Cor. v, s; Phil. /, 81. %. r. V.
3s. 80. LYDIA being near to Joppa
and the disciples at Joppa. having
heard of the Lord working through
Peter at LYDIA. they send for him.
urging him to come quickly to them,
which he did. and he soon found him.
self in the midst of lot Of weeping
widows. We do not read that they
talked Of her present happiness and
rest from her labors and their joy be-
cause Of her promotion to the immedl-
ate presence of her Lord. yet / have
been many time in homes of mourn
ing where these were the topics, and
there was no desire to have the loved
one back again even though the hearts
ached and the tears would come be-
cause Of the loneliness.
40. But Peter put them all forth and
kneeled down and prayed.
So did our Lord in the case Of the
rulers daughter Mark Y. 4O). | ex-
pect that Peter. as he communed with
God, would inquire as to the will Of
God in this matter and whether 1t
might be for the glory of God to have
Dorcas return to the mortal body for
a season. He must have received some
assurance from God as to His will, for,
turning to the body and calling her
name, she opened her eyes, and. seeing
Peter, she sat up.
H. And he gave her his hand and lifted
her up and when he had called the saints
and widows presented her alive.
So Dorcas came back from the rest
and the glory to sojourn again In q
mortal body for the good Of others, and
the selfish receivers of her labors were
doubtless glad to have her 60 at II
again for their sakes. but whatever
she did it was for Jesus sake QI Cor
iv, ~, not for their sakes. Should we
find ourselves suddenly in His presence
and in the enjoyment Of all that can be
enjoyed apart from the body and be
asked by Him to return to earth again
for q season, for His sake, that He
might be further glorified in US here,
doubt not but His grace would be suff'
cient to enable us to say. "Yes. Lord
anything, anywhere, for Thee Q1 Cor
tx, 81.
42. And It was known throughout all
Joppa, and many believed In the Lord.
Thus in these two cases of God work
ing through Peter one result was that
many in each place believed In the
Lord. In the case Of many sick ones
who desire health and claim, as they
say, the result of the prayer of faith
there Is often no desire that others
should be led to believe in the Lord OF
that they themselves should live hence
forth wholly for Him. but merely de-
sire for their own personal comfort
and to be rid of their aftiiction. We
must not sit in judgment upon God, mol
may we even judge people Rom. xiv
13; Cor. ", 81, but We may be perfect
" sure that the Judge of all the eartl
always does right xviii, 25, Of Genesis)
43. He tarried many days in Joppa with