Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-02-26
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson IX.-FirSt Quarter, For
March !, 1903.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Memory Verses, II, 12-GoIden Tex
lisa. xI, 11-commentary Prepared b
Rev. D. M. Stsarns.
Copyright, 1907, by American Press Association
Whether we read in the law, tn
prophets or the Psalms or the Ney
Testament, we see God revealing Him
self In Christ and working His might,
works and speaking His wonder
full words which we are to lay t,
heart and declare to all people. Fo
these things people hunger even a,
when the multitude followed Jesus
In the time of our lesson, and though
His precious truths may be set forth
by very weak and unworthy in.
struments. He so honors His own
word that the hungering ones are
blessed and made a blessing. This
see from year to year In all the classes.
and have seen just the same in Japan,
China India. South Africa and many
ports of our own land, and | cannot
but believe firmly that our Lord Is
still saying TO His redeemed every
where concerning the multitudes who
have no bread of life. Give We them
to eat" and when we are tempted to
consider how little we have to do II
with He says concerning what seems
to be our wherewithal of time or
strength or money. Bring them hither
IN Mo- nIaff vi IL
never be a question of what we have
or what we can do. but only and al
ways who is He and what can He
do. Our part is to yield and let Him
work. to trust and obey, our hearts
ever saying, Thine Is the kingdom, 0
Lord, and In Thine hand is DOW
er and might" There is nothing too
hard for Thee" q Chron. xxx. IL, IL; |
Jer xxi, ~. The multitudes fol- |
lowed because they saw Verse q. and |
those without must have something
which they can see; hence the neces-
sity of good works profitable to men
Git. iii. s.. For believers the good
word is BLESSED are they that have
not seen, yet have believed John Xxx.
POI.
AT the time Of our lesson John the
Baptist had been killed. his disciples
had buried his body, the apostles had
told Jesus all that they had done and
aught and because they had no
eiSure so much as to eat Jesus had |
aid. Come apart to desert place and
est awhile Mark vi. 29-31). Instead
# rest they found q multitude. many
# whom were perhaps on their way
o the Passover at Jerusalem. and Jesus
eceived them and spake unto them Of
be kingdom of God and healed their
lex luke IL. 10, II; John vi. d. IL 3
'essaw the kingdom as Jesus saw it ,
nd still sees it-as set forth in Ps. r
xii, lisa. XIV and elsewhere, we ,
'ould be more Jealous to hasten 1t n
nd therefore less apt to say, "Send 4
lem away" and more ready to "give n
lem to eat" at any cost
From the beginning Jesus always II
new just what He would do and
hen and how he would do it. and f.
hen we have learned to dwell with 6,
i'm for His work we cease to ask OF
hen and how. but just watch the b
ay, and watch to see what He will 81
Y and hold ourselves ready to obey G.
is every word and to do as occasion
rye us. n,
" hen we find ourselves face TO face FIR
tn difficulty we should remember b;
Mt 1t is that lie may show His pow tb
and giorify His name. and then we
'uld not presume to make sugges. IN
rs as Philip and Andrew did With
'ir 2C0 pence to buy sufficient bread ca
give every one little and the few ev
yes and fishes not worth mention re
!. they remind us Of the mountain OK
/ the small things of Zech iv. Z. 10. SD
also Of the walled cities and giants er
ich terrified Israel and the little de
+ Of Al. which they feared not but q
ich prov ed too much for them
'hen there were no further sugges. me
rs from the disciples. then Jesus 9
city ana orderly did what He In. "
ded and always knew that He "
aid. and. having received what the "
had and looked TO heaven for "
Fathers blessing. He allows the %
.iples to bear to the multitude who inf
Q seated in companies on the grass Z
lcient to fill them all and leave "
I've basketfuls over Thus He "Y,
Infested our insufliciency and His T
'ufficlency great lesson we are wa
low to learn He might work with one
u.s. but He graciously sees fit to Giro
US when We are willing. This q
icular miracle depended upon the was
surrender Of all that he had amC
that which he seemed really to of {
land who can tell what mighty disc
IS He will work in our individual upo
when we are as fully surrendered clar
i'm as the lads loaveS and fishes? Svis
t us note again and with prayer betr
'o"''.'"N'ion that this is the only conc
" dpd by each Of the four "N
go q: perhaps better in each sky,
X I'.' = pelS and ask. What is not
Pa' e un here for my soul? dete
'crNuaC ! that in my own life this | W
Gle and the story of this lad IL form
of all this Bible class and mis- on
Try work in which the Lord has long
raciously and wondrously given dare
partnership with Himself. "a
ne one has said that this story sets "Ir
the one business Of the church SURE
is age-giving forth the bread OF have
while that which follows in Mat you
Mark and John, the disciples toll you
D rowing against head wind with TIL
away on the mountain top in story
ar, suggests the condition of the ing
n while the Lord continues on lutio
athers right hand.