Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson N.-SeS0nd Quarter, For
June IL, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text of the Lesson, Matt. XIV, 21-2s
Memory Vsrees, 81, 22-Golden Text. !
Matt. XIV, SS-cen,rinentary Prepares
by Rev. D. Nj. ste=rns.
This chai ~ tc.,iu5 with Il uucs, ion
from the t'havisoc,. "Nvhy do Thy CHS
ciplcs ;r,,i.s.-i .,s;S the traction ii The
el,.eSs:" to which Jesus replied. why
do We also transsresS the command
ment Of GodT' Then lie added. "Yc
have made the commandment of God
of none effect Icy your traditions"
quoting from the prophet Isaiah con
corning those whose worship is only
from the mouth and lips, while their
hearts are far from God QSa xxx. Is;
Eek. Xviii. 81. Paul tells us that
even the wisdom of words The must
mean the human wisdom Of mems
Words may make the cross Of Christ
of none effect Il Cor. !, Ia. So between
mere outward form and the wisdom
of man the gospel would seem to he
greatly hinGered and yet our Lord is
not discouraged QSa. xiii. a. In
lesson which we are soon to have we
will hear Him say, Let wheat and
tareS grow together till the harvest
but in verse 13 Of this chapter lie
warns us in these words: Every plant
which my ltc,~senly Father hath not
planted shall be rooted up" Let us
see to it that We are indeed trees Of
Righteousness, the planting of the
Lord, that lie may be glorifcd" 0sa.
Xxi, 81.
cannot help thinking that from
such religious Journalism and hypoc-
riSy our Lord went away into the
coasts of Tyre and Sidon to be re
frcShed by some real faith. for. know
ing all things and all people, He knew
what He would find where He was
going. and we do not read of any
other result Of this visit except the
healing OF this wOman's daughter.
This incident is found only here and
in Mark vii. where we read that He
entered into a house and would have
no man know it, That would lead Us
to think that He came aside, possibly
for physical rest as well as the re
freshment from the faith Of a gentle.
This woman, whose daughter was
troubled by an unclean demon, having
heard of Him, came and fell at His
feet and besOught Him to heal her
daughter. Note that she heard of Him.
| The questions keep ever coming Are
any hearing of Him through me? Are
my life and testimony all for Him.
Might some others hear If l was will
ing to go or more self denying in or
der to help Others to go? The apostles
are again in evidence with their send
her away, for she crieth after us"
Verse 80. 1t is so much easier to
turn down the many appeals for help,
Just to be let alone. So few OF us
seem to learn TO live wholly for 9TH
ers, for the good we can do rather
than the good We can get The Holy
Spirit needs to have more full control
OF US.
She addressed Him as 20 Lord, thou
Son Of David" but as the Son Of Da-
vid she, being q gentle, had no claim
upon Him, and He answered her not
word We must never tolerate a
thought of any unkindness or even
lack OF consideration on the part of
Jesus, not even when He addressed
Il, 4. BE was nevex anything but love,
and love is kind Il Cor xiii, A.. The
most that we can ever say is, We'll,
l do not understand" But we must
implicitly trust Him. In this case lie
was no doubt preparing her for the
blessing He was ready to bestOw. He
said to the disciples, Il am not sent
but unto the lost sheep of the house OF
Israel"
Her next appeal is simply Lord
help me-" and now she gives Him His
right place in relation to her, but He
replied, ut is not meet to take the
children's bread and cast it to dogs
This does seem to our ears almost too
much to bear, but He will never try
US too much q Cor Y, 49,. He knew
} what He was doing. and it was al
love, no matter how 1t looks to us
Listen to her reply: Truth, Lord, ye
: the dogs eat of the crumbs which fal
, from their masters tables" The vic
. tory is hers. She has won; she CAV,
Him His place as Lord, and now sh
takes hers, the lowest a gentle dog
Now listen to Jesus: 40 woman, grea
d is thy faith. Be ii unto thee even a
thou Wilt For this saying go tn
way The devil is gone out of TIL
s daughter Verse IS; Mark vii. 30
e She believed his word. rctC; / HON
v and found her daughter wei
O. There was a great realized need. lie
;, daughters trouble was her own.
was nothing foreign, nothing to whic
she could be in any degree inlifTeren