The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson II.-SeCond Quarter, For
April 10, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Golden Text, Matt. X, s--commsntary
Prepared by Rev. o. M. stsarns.
This ia the only lessen we have ON
the whole OF that most important sec
ton, chapter K, and we begin with the
closing words Of chapter TX, telling of
Jesus going everywhere preaching the
gospel of the kingdom and showing
the power Of the kingdom In mortal
bodies, healing every sickness and ev-
cry disease. The shepherdless condi-
ton OF the multitudes filed Him with
compassion for them, and the plenti-
full harvest and scarcity Of laborers
led Him to say to His disciples, Pray
ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,
that He will send forth lahorers into
His harvest" There is something 80
strangely mysterious about it all to us
earthly minded people that we can
not grasp it except the Spirit shall
enlighten us. Here IL the Lord of
the harvest Himself. the King OF the
kingdom, manifesting His power over
the souls and bodies Of people and over
wind and wave and full Of compassion
for people. but He wants associates
from among men to whom He can
lntrust His power that they may go
forth in His name and do as He had
been doing, That Is all wonderful, re.
minding us Of lisa. vi, 8. where we hear
the one living and true God I'm the
persons OF the Trinity saying. Whom
shall / send and who will go for us?''
The wonder on our part is that so
few respond to such an honor. But
why should He ask us to ask Him or
His Father to do this7 Is IL that i'm
asking Him we may offer ourselves.
saying, Here am /; send meT" Would
we be honest In asking Jesus Christ
TO send forth laborers into the wide
world to work for His great cause
R we did not first offer Him our.
selves?
After an all night Of prayer to God
He had chosen twelve that they might
be with Him and that He might send
them forth. and now He gives them
all the power that He had been mani
Testing and sends them forth by two
and two to preach the kingdom Of God
and to heal the sick Mark III, 13; Luke
vi, II; tx, p. When the kingdom comes
we shall find the twelve apostles (some
one in Judas place. on twelve thrones
ruling the twelve tribes of Israel
(Matt. XIX, 2s), but It will stfll be His
power conferred upon them. lit is
true now and always will be-apart
from Him, nothing. All power in
heaven and on earth Is His How is
it that we know 30 little Of it? Are
we not wholly His. fully yielded, sim
ply trusting, willing and obedient?
Has He not said, las the Father sent
Me, so send ! you" These twelve
were, however, to 90 only to Israel at
this time, not to gentiles or samari-
tans verses 5. 81, And TO the woman
of Canaan we hear Him saying. II am
not sent but unto the lost sheep of
the house OF Israel" CMatt. XIV, 24). He
worketh all things after the counsel
of His own viii, according to His good
pleasure which He hath purposed I'm
Himself, and we must be fully in that
purpose and viii, whether IL refer 10
the jew, gentle or the church of God
(Eph. 1. 8, IL: Cor. K, 32y. DIR. SEQ
field says In bis notes on this chapter
that the mission of the twelve was
that of heralds, announcing TO Israel
only the kingdom as at hand, endued
with the divine credentials OF their
Office and manifesting kingdom pow
ers. Verses is to q cover in a gem
eral sense the sphere of service during
this present age, while verse % has
in view the preaching Of the remnant
in the time Of the tribulation and i'm
mediately preceding the return OF
Christ in glory The remnant then will
not have gone over the cities of Israel
till the Lord comes.
If any cannot receive this suggested
division let him lay to heart the gem
eral principles, remembering that all
need to hear Of the grace Of God. the
present salvation by grace, the daily
life or service, the enduement OF the
Spirit for that service and the coming
Of Jesus Christ to set up His king
dom.
In this age we are commanded to 20
into all the world and give the gospel
to every creature (Matt xviii, 10, 20:
Mark XVI, 10, contrasted with Matt.
<, 81, our object being not the CONVEX
sion Of any part Of the world, but the
gathering out Of all nations a people
for His name (Acts Nv, IA, that He
may come again with these called out
ones to reign over the earth (Rev. v,
D, 1O).
We must give more attention to be-
Ing faithful messengers than to caring
for our personal needs. If we are
faithful He will see to our need Matt.
vi, 81; Ps. iy. 10). It viii help us
10 remember that He counts all good
Or i'll treatment OF His messengers as
lone 10 Himself oversees 22-25. 40-42l.
It Is an evil world. We must expect
but we must not fear to (
die for His sake ll6-1s. 2S-31). He
must be more to us than the dearest
On earth or than life itself (37-39l Re-
member the analogy sheep In the
midst of wolves 16l and that the call
ing of sheep Is TO be aeeced and killed
and eaten. In special emergencies we
can count upon the Spirit to do the
talking through us 40. 20l. but He
should always be allowed to do this
All service shall be rewarded verse
~; xvi, 81; Rev. xii. 12). What re-
ward can compare with being one with
Him for time and eternity2 (Rom. viii.
10: Rev. iii. I'll