The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-02-05
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VI, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
Rational SERIES, FEB. 7.


man there; then the rest OF the day
at Simons home, where lie healed
Simon's wfes mother, and ut sunset
all the sick who gathered about 81
mons door. The record OF the frst
part of the day Is found in Luke Nv, as
we'll rs in Mark, and the record of the
rest Of the day is found in Matt. viii,
as well as in Luke iv. The record Of
this and every day of His public min
istry is we'll summarized in Acts x.
80, "Anointed with the Holy Ghost and
with power He went about doing good
and healing all that were oppressed or
the devil, for God was with Him.
This also ought TO be true in some
measure of evdry believer, for the life
of Jesus should be manifest in us Oil
Cor. iv, 10, ID. One has said that the
eye Of the world takes in more than
the ear and that Christians lives are
the only religious books the world
reads. Therefore there is not so pow
erfu n sermon in the world ms con.
sistent Christian life.
Having been cast out Of Nazareth.
He made Capcrnaum His home, which
is spoken of as His own city" Matt
tx, u. and there and throughout all
Galilee He preached the gospel OF the
kingdom and healed all manner of sick
ness and disease Matt. Nv, 23). John
the Baptist was now in prison, and our
Lord was probably in the latter part
OF His first years ministry. AS He
no which
they were not accustomed to- for He
taught with authority. He said only
what the Father told Him. His text
book was the law, the prophets and the
psalms, and He cXpounded In all the
Scriptures the things concerning Hin
self John xii, AZ, -; Luke xiv, y,
A, 40. Just the same teaching and
exposition are needed today, and those
who teach otherwise than according
10 the Scriptures are not following our
blessed Lord.
Evil spirits still possess and speak
and act through men, women aud chill
dren. and such are sometimes found
in church and Sunday school 10 this
day. They want TO he let alone con
corning righteousness and temperance
and Judgment TO come. They say,
Speak unto us smooth things, prophc.
sy deceits; cause the Holy One of Is
rael 10 cease from before us lisa. NIX,
10, ID Saying true things about Je-
sus Christ rs this man did or rs the
woman did ut philippi (Acts xvi. 10 is
not necessarily evidence Of true
knowledge of Jesus, yet there are PEG
pie even among the preachers whose
knowledge Of Jesus does not seem TO
exceed that of these evil spirits. Where
there is no true reception Of Jesus
Christ MS the Saviour of sinners there
is no life eternal John /, -; John V.
12D.
The Lord Jesus by His word deliv
cred this man from the evil thing in
him, and the man was whole. When
people talk and act like the devil let
us remember that Jesus still lives. and
He is able and willing 10 east out the
evil spirit and give instead His own
Spirit If we trusted Him more fully
in these things how His fame would
spread abroad. 1t had been strange
morning in that synagogue at Caper'
naum. for such an event had never
transpired there before. The power OF
God had been seen, for Jesus was God
manifest In the flesh. As Simon, An
drew. James and John walked from the
synagogue 10 Simon's home what may
have been their musings? Possibly the
healing OF the demoniac may have led
them to tell Him quickly of the sick
one in Simon's home.
AS soon ms He took the sick one by
the hand the fever was gone. and she
was able TO rise and minister TO them.
This is not the way that fever patients
generally recover, but such recoverles
are all easy TO Him who made us.
Demons cannot abide Him. sickness
fees before Him. He is life and health
and light and strength. and nothing 10
the contrary can abide in His presence.
Soon the fame OF Him and His won
sierful works spread through the city.
and at even when the sun was setting,
the Sabbath day being then passed, all
the sick and demon possessed within
reach were To be found at Simon's
door He east out many demons with
His word and laid His hands on every
one who was sick and healed them
duke iv. 40. III. We do not read that
they had faith to be healed. though
their faith may possibly be seen in the
fact Of their being there. We do see
two great realities-on their part
great and felt need and on His part
great and overlooking fullness
Where the need is really felt and such
come 10 Him in faith His fullness will
be surely seen.
What a busy Sabbath day. What
untold light and JOY had come TO
hearts and homes which only that
morning had been full of sorrow and
gighing Free as the air and SUNSHINE
and showers OF heaven had the bless
ings come 60 all those hearts and
homes. There is a Sabbath coming 10
this whole earth when there shall be
no more sickness or pain or death
because this same Jesus of Nazareth
shall then be King over all the earth.
King OF kings and Lord OF lords (Rev
vi A.. xxft A. Ie, 81 "A.