The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-02-14

LESSON TENT.--John i-S3-si- Memory 1
verses .. y
GOLDEN TEXT.-'-The man believed
the word that Jesus bad spoken unto
aim. anG b. went his way John 49,
TIME December. A y =. o. possibly
early in January p - A few Hays /
sitter the last lesson Beginning Of sec
1ud year 81 Jesus ministry known as the
grtat Gaiilean ministry John The Bap- /
list was siin preaching In wilderness o: 1
Judaa
PLACE Cana OF GaHIee few miles /
from Nazareth AMI Capernaum. = city /
- or 3 mites "a the northeast on the /
shore 81 the Sen % Gaiiiee.
SCRIPTURAL r L F r r z y c 2 g.
Miracles a. an Aid 70 Faiih.-MAtt -: |
III compare Wlth Isa Is. 81. I'm. |
isu: Nss Mark lla 4. II. Luke So;
7.is. i =. John 2ll E-s5. II. as. =. |
-. s4. III. SIS. s1-s5. Io.n. ). y. -.
Izas-li. u IL II. 81 y. u. Acts N
Comment and Suggestive Thought
" IS. The Galileans received
him." because they had seen all the
things that he did at Jerusalem AZ the
feast John 2:li-l7. %: 3:zl Because
the miracles were signs and proofs
that Jesus came from God. and they
Endorsed his message The miracles
were no breaking or changing OF the
laws Of nature. but were the personal
will Of God acting directly upon the
needs Of men
A miracle Is simply Gods doing
with his Infinite power the same quail
lty Of action. though vastly greater In
degree. that We do every hour when
We exert our personal uili amid the
force Of nature. ! lift up book. l
turn on the water from the water
works. and make a shower on my
parched lawn or garden stop a part
n the machinery in the factory and
rescue a child caught in its wheels
II Jesus was divine they were as
natural 10 him as any other act OF
bis Kill They were obiectlessons
IN the spirit and the work Of the Cos
pei. the principles 81 which he had
been teaching Every miracle Is a Wis.
ible picture before men 81 the char
8cter Of God OF the nature % The
GOSPEL. o. the loving kindness o. our
Saviour. % his power 70 help. d the
wonders o. grace he can work IN our
hearts, o. his power 20 deliver from
the diseases Of SIN
v a.. When he had heard that
Jesus was come into Gaiiiee he
must have heard about him. and espe
cialiy of The miracle AZ Cana. It was
the knowledge OF what Jesus had a.
ready done that gave him faith TO be-
Ileye that he might cure his son.
Earnest Seeking.-The faith vas so
strong that he went unto him" from
Capernagm to Cana. 25 miles away.
long days journey. Jesus must help.
or there was no hope. The fact that
he went to Jesus shows that he had
some faith. and that his faith. that
was theoretical from what he had
heard. had nov come to be a working.
living force. -Besought him coontin.
ued 10 beseechD that he would come
down. Thinking that Jesus must 90
and see the boy in order To cure him.
at the point Of death Showing the
difficulty OF the cure. and the urgency
OF haste. Sickness and trouble are
often one means OF increasing faith.
Like Jacob from his pillow OF stones
in the night Of sorrow. many have
seen visions Of heaven and Of our
Father. and have received the mes
sages Gods angels have brought
Countless stars. invisible by day. shine
upon MS In the night
V. as Then said Jesus unto him
Jesus neither refused nor granted the
request at once, but uttered a truth
which tended 10 awake fuller and
more spiritual faith. Except ye see
signs and wonders miracles In two
: aspeetsl ye will not believe Perhaps
Jesus was thinking Of the form o.
I the request when he said this-ths
: feeling that Jesus must go 20 Caper
naum II he would cure the boy. tha
the father must see Jesus present L
? heal But chiefly he wished TO lift th'
man beyond the outward form OF mir
, aeles. out Of wondering. out OF mer'
r proofs Of faith. 10 insight into tn
Z very nature and spirit OF Jesus a. th'
/ Son o. God
A Heart at Rest-what interestinI
1 lesson can We learn incidentally iron
I this part OF the stony
The cure took place at one o'eioel
IN the AFTERNOON. the seventh hour
The distance from Main TO caDerna
um was Is miles.
r The nobleman In haste could hav
E reached home. riding down hin. some
: time that same night. perhaps. as MAJ
: laren says. before dark
/ But :; =ss the next day. some dis
lance before he reached Capernauu
!. that he met bis servants coming I
+ report that bis son was restored.
: The natural inference Is that IN
, father did not hasten home. himsel
e and the beast he rode being weary b
I their swift and urgent journey in IN
4 morning. Tie had come weary an
I heavy laden and found rest He tha
: believe,h shall not be in haste u
had foretaste Of the promise Jesu
gave 10 his disciples more than Nv
years later. believe that ye have n
d ceived and ye shall have (liar
ll.2t X. VI