Evening journal., 1905-10-16


er shall We go. if not to Him? He has
the words of eternal life.
"The Lord Jesus was doubtless fill
ed with indignation upon hearing the
report of Herod's cruel murder OF the
greatest OF the prophets. But though.
by word or even a thought, He could
have stricken down in an instant the
wicked king and his guilty companion.
yet He did it not, for He came not to
condemn but to save. His coming to
Judgment is not yet.
"'Now when Jesus heard it He with
drew from thence in a boat, to des-
lert place apart: and when the multi
tude heard thereof they followed Him
on foot from the cities. And He came
forth. and saw a great multitude. and
He had compassion on them, and heal
ed their sick And when even was
come. the disciples came to Him, say
ling, The place is desert, and the time
lis already past; send the multitudes
away. that they may go into the VIII
llages, and buy themselves food. But
Jesus said unto them. They have no
need to go away; give ye them to eat
And they say unto Him. We have here
but FIVE loaves. and two fishes. And
He said, Bring them hither to Me. And
He commanded the multitudes to sit
down on the grass; and He took the
live loaves. and the two fishes and
looking up to heaven. He blessed. and
brake and gave the loaves to the dis
lciples. and the disciples to the null
lttudes. And they all ate. and were
lhned: and they took up that which re-
lmained over OF the broken pieces.
twelve baskets full. And they that did
leat were about five thousand men, be-
sides women and children Tvs. 1S-
l21)
THE miracle Of the feeding Of the
five thousand is the only miracle OF
Jesus recorded by all Of the four Cos
pei writer's The fact that all of them
. give it a place is surely an indication
of its Importance and also Of its uni
J versatility of application There dre
+ many lessons growing out of the won
, lderful story-lessons practical, spirit
,ual. typical and dispensational.
Il. Jesus appears here as the all
J sufficient Saviour. No need is too great
, for His resources, nothing is impossible
! with God. and He is God. He hath Gre
ated the heavens and the earth by Ills
? mighty power and stretched-out arm
} and nothing is too hard for Him. He Is
able to supply all our need. He open.
; His nand and satisfies the desire OF
, evory living thing. They all look t'
! Him and He giveth them their food il
due season.
80. Jesus is not only sufficient 70
us AMI our needs, but He is able Il
I supply the needs OF others through u
i who are His disciples. Without Hin
o we can do nothing. Not that we ar
e sufficient of ourselves to account am
a hing as from ourselves; but our suth
n lciency is from Cod: who also made u
p sufficient as ministers of a new coven
e ant UI. Cor. 3:5.) And God ~ abl
7 to make all grace abound unto you
!. that We, having always all suiiicienc
L in everything. mag abound unto ever
{, good work: as it is written. He hat
y scattered abroad, He hath given to tn
poor; His righteousness dbideth foreVc
n And He that supplieth seed to the SOW
e Ter and bread for food. shall supply an
multiply your seed for sowing. and in
z icrease the fruits ~ your Righteousness
, I've being enriched in everything unto q
n lliberality, which worketh through L
thanksgiving to Cod QI. Cor. 9:S-11
I IS. God never sets us to impossib
l. tasks. though He is constantly asking u
y to do things utterly beyond our own r'
- sources. We look upon,the great need an
. are apt to say. Send the multitudes ava
that they may buy themselves food II
4 reply is They have no need to go ava,
I give We them to eat And If we look upo
l. our pitiable little store and say to Hin
= We have here but five loaves and tv
ID fishes He does not rescind His orde
II but says Bring them hither TO Me- Ar
II when we do that-when there is the re-
ID surrender of our little all. how wonde
sr full il is to see the poor little handf
m grow, and grow and grow, until it fee
J.. an army, and there is more left than v
n began with. Oh. may we not hear II
m word today Bring them hither to Nj
4. II is only when men are hungry, an
without resources to supply their ov
, cravings, that they are ready for the 70,
4. from Jesus hands. He commanded Il
~ multitudes to sit down. Their sittii
n down was a confession that they hi
We ceased their own efforts and were wa
T. ing upon Him. Happy those who tn
We have ceased from their own works al
I'd are waiting only upon God.
at "5. The bread was very plainly a figu
id OF the Word OF God. 1t is written, Nj
lis liveth not by bread alone but by eve
e. word that proceedeth out of the mouth
ID, God. The Word of God is precious becau
III it reveals God unto us. And the 10
no Jesus Himself is the Word Of God. ma
lS flesh. He is the Bread Of God and {
II Bread Of Life in its highest form. A
- we must feed upon Him in order that
y. may be sustained and nourshed in G,
"a Compare John s.
?: "6 The twelve baskets full taken
after the crowd was fully satisfied, m
speak to us dispensationally. Jesus is n,
.st dealing with the multitudes-He is Wis
ing the Genties to take out of them
he people for His name After this He "
return. (Ae. 15) When He returns it "
to be to the Jew first. and there will
ample food for them-for every tribe
or basket full Compare VS.. ll-1S with Ro
11:25-27)
nd John tells us that thereupon the p,
pie attempted to take Jesus by force a
Is make Him King. Now. He came for q
express purpose, to be a King. But
peoples hearts were all wrong. and
's' Fathers time had not yet come. Matth
omits this detail as apart from His p
pose here. the rejection Of the Kingd
he having already been fully set forth.
And straightway He constrained
Ied disciples TO enter into the boat. and to
before Him unto the other side, till
re- should send the multitudes away. A
i'm after He had sent the multitudes aw