The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
MENTS FOR APRIL 20.

O-COmmentafy on tne itssOH.
TIME.-Tuesday night, April 4, A.
d. 30 PLACE.-Upper room. Jeru-
salem
EXPOSITION.-I. The Humility
and Love of Jesus, iii. Jesus was
about TO depart to world where He
would be appreciated, where all the
angels of God would worship Him.
Heb. lie. Very naturally He might
have had a feeling of relief at leav-
ing those dull. unbelieving disciples,
to go to realms of light and faith and
glory. He was occupied with thoughts
of His disciples and their need His
was a constant. untiring, patient, in
destructible. self-forgetting love,
unto the end" Two little words
marvelously describe our relation to
Him, His own" What a dignity 1t
sets upon us-we are His own"
How clear It makes our absolute Sc
curity (comu. ch. 1919. How do |
know I shall spend eternity with
Him? How do I know that the
mighty aud subtle Satan will never
prevail TO get me? Why do l rise
triumhant over the world and its am
bitions and its allurements and its
blandishments? How do I know He
will lavish upon me all the infinite
wealth of His love? am His own"
! am His bv both gift and purchase
Note that death is departing out OF
this world unto the Father" There is
nothing then so dreadful for the be-
lever in what men call death (ch
1A:2S; Phil. 1921. %; 2 Cor. 5:S).
We see the black background of the
Saviour's urceasing love-the unceas-
ing malignitv Of Satan. incarnating II.
self in a human heart ". 2. X. W.
Judas got his awful purpose direct
from the devil If Judas had been
told at the beginning the depth of IN
fanny to which he would sink, he
would have been Mortified. The very
same devil, who was active in Judas
time. IS around to-day. We do we'll
to Uonder and act uDnn Eph. 6:t0-1S
What a nicture Of how the Father
glorifed Jesus and how He humbTed
Himself IN verses 2-5. On tho one hand
"the Father had given all things into
His hands" tcomp. CHI 2.35; Mott
1891; John 5:22. 17;2: Matt
2S:1S; Eph. 1921. %: Heb. 1;2 2-e
9: Cor. 15:27): "He came forth
from Cod" and event to Cod" Nr
the other hand. "He riseth from the
supper" laid aside His garments
took towel" etc. etc. He did these
seven things in full coneriousness OF
His divine authority. divine ORIGIN
and divine destiny. When the ron.
seriousness of superiority of rank OF
ability tempts us To shirk the lowl'ost
services for the humblest ot Code
children. we viii do we'll 70 recall
this scene and remember that "the
servant is not greater than his Lord
". 16). and to let this mind be in US
which was also in Christ Jesus (Phil
1855 note contex). This was a mira.
Gle of humility and grace 81 we can
make the common acts Of life amaZ.
ingly glorious II we perform them in
His spirit. Oh to think of the glorious
Christ taking our vile feet into those
hands that by their touch clearsed
the leper, opened blind eyes. healed
the sick and raised the dead, and
washing and wiping them There /;
a filth infinitely more repulsive &c
Him than the filth of the roads, the
filth of sin, and He is handling our
feet each day and washing 1t of
What a wonderful Saviour! Jesus
acts in this scene symboliZe His Who'll:
work He "riseth from SUPPER
rises from His rlghtful pisce in glory
| and enjoyment. He Laid aside His
garments"-so He laid aside the gar
ments of divine majesty Phil 2:6
| y. He "tcok a towel and girdel
! Himself took upon Him the form
of a servant (Phil. 2:7. He pour.
eth water into a basin"-provide the
| cleansing word John 15:3). Began
! 10 wash the disciples feet"-applies
the cleansing water (Eph. 5:26). TooR
! His garments ". 12J-reassume His
| glory (Jno. 17:5). Sat down again
". 12)-reassumed His place as
Lord (Heb. 10:12). AS to Simon
! Peter, note: (1) His imagined hu.
mility, but real pride Tvs. 6, 81; CD
! his failure to understand the meaning
of Jesus acts (v. y; 90 his failure
| to ponder the meaning OF Jesus
words w. 81; (4) his talking when
he ought to have been thinking Tvs
7, s, 81; (5) his promise of future
understanding ". 7, he knows all
about it now); Co his prompt and
eager repentance (v. 81.
ii. II have given you an example"
| 1918. Know ye what | have done
to you?" They did not know. -.
was some time before they under.
stood the full meaning of His act. and
little do we understand oftentimes
what il is that the Lord has done to
to set them an example whereby lie
would remove the dirt OF pride and
self-seeking and self-sparing from
their sin-stained souls. They were
having a quarrel among themselves
as to who should be accounted great.
est (Luke 22:24). Greatly did they
need to be taught to take the lowly
place of service rather than TO seek
the exalted place of honor We call
Him Master" and Lord" and we
do we'll to call Him so; for Master
and Lord" He is. But II we call Him
so let us not play the hypocrite. but
let us rather make Him in our lives
what we call Him with our lips. II
He, Our Lord and Master perform ed
the lowliest and most disagreeable
service for Others for those under
| Him, we too must stand ready to
! perform the lowliest services for all
others. Are we ready ia do it2
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