The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson Xl.-SeCond Quarter, For
June IL, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of The Lesson, Matt. XIV, 21-2s.
Memory Verses, Fl, 22-Golden Text,
Matt. Nv, 2s-commsntary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. stearns.
This chapter begins with q question
from the Pharisees, "Why do Thy dis
ciples transgress the tradition Of the
eldersT to which Jesus replied, Wing
do We also transgress the command
ment Of GodP Then He added, Eye
have made the commandment of God
OF none effect by 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 lisa. xxx, 10:
Eek. xxxiii, 81. Paul tells us that
even the wisdom Of words Che must
mean the human wisdom Of mems
words) may make the cross Of Christ
Of none effect Il Cor. /, 10. So between
mere outward form and the wisdom
Of man the gospel would seem to bel
greatly hindered, and yet our Lord is /
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lesson which we are soon to have we
will hear Him say, LET wheat and
tares grow together till the harvest
but in verse ID of this chapter He
warns us in these words: EVERY plant
which my Heavenly Father hath not
planted shall be rooted up" Let us
see to 1t that we are indeed "trees OF
righteousness, the planting Of the /
Lord, that He may be glorifed" 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-
freshed 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 q house and would have
no man know it. That would lead us
to think that He came aside, possibly
| for physical rest as we'll 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?
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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 u.s.
(verse 23). 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 a gentle, had no claim
upon Him, and He answered her notS
q 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
His own mother as He did In John :
Ii, 4. He was never anything but love.
and love is kind Il Cor. xiii, A.. The
most that we can ever say is. "Well,
I do not understand" But we must
implicitly trust Him. In this case He
was no doubt preparing her for the
blessing He was ready to bestow. He
said to the disciples, 81 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, "It 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 II Cor. x. 49,. He knew
what He was doing, and it was all
love, no matter how 1t looks to us.
Listen to her reply: Truth, Lord, yet
the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall
from their masters tables" The vic
tory is hers. She has won; she gavs
| Him His place as Lord, and now sh0
takes hers, the lowest, a gentle dog.
Now listen to Jesus: 20 woman, great
is thy faith. Be 1t unto thee even as
thou wilt. For this saying go thy
way. The devil is gone out of tha
daughter (verse %; Mark vii, 29).
She believed his word. returned home
and found her daughter we'll
There was a great realized need. Her
daughters trouble was her own. It
was nothing foreign, nothing to which
she could be In any degree Indifferent
She knew she had come to one who
could help her, and she would not let
go. The lessons for us are easy. May
we lay them to heart. He is always
this same Jesus" Compare this
great faith" with that OF chapter
viii, 10, and note that In each case ii
was the great faith Of gentle. Com
trast the little faith Of the disciples
in Matt vi, 30: viii. %; xiv, 81; XVI. 81
and LET Us have faith in God, the faith
that faints not, doubts not, wavers
not, but clings believingly and expect
antIy (datt. XXI, n. 20. IN order to ask
In faith we must remember John XVI
| Z, and John iii. q. O. SO much il
meant by abiding. keeping His com
mandments and with clear COM
science doing the things that are pleas
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