The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-02
Sunday School Column
Side Lights on Next Sundays Les.
son for Teachers and Pupils.
March s. Jesus the Healer. Matt
By CHAs. K. MEYERS


8:2-l7.
Our, lessons now pass from the
teachings Of Jesus by word of mouth.
to His teachings to US by His mir
acles of healing. The present lesson
opens with the account of the cure of
man stricken with leprosy. This
healing is also spoken of in Mark first
chapter. and in Luke fifth chapter.
1t is needless here to tell of the awful
disease of leorosy which made the
person afflicted an outcast from
society. We often hear sin and re-
bellion against God. termed leprosy.
Just after Jesus came down from the
mountain where he had been deliver
ing the famous sermon. q leper came
crying out that Jesus could make him
clean, if He would.
Behold, how the Master took the
sufferer by the hand and with the
speaking of the word of command,
healing was accomplished. The leper
had faith to be healed and it was 80.
Many will recall the healing of the
ten lepers as told of in Luke the
18th chapter. At that time ten poor
fellows asked to be healed ana were
told to go show themselves to the
priest, as prescribed by the Jewish
law as evidence that they were free
from disease. The record says, Gas
they went they were cleansed. =
They obeyed the commands Of Jesus.
and in the doing, the cure came.
Faith in God led the man in our lesson
to ask to be made whole, and faith
caused the ten men to start for the
priest although not then clean. The
great truth for us, comes in seeing
that we must have confidence and faith
in God: we must act as if q thing
was accomplished for us, because
Jesus says it will be in the bible.
Many will remember the wonderful
description of the healing the lepers in
the book Ben Hur.
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Our attention is next called to
faith in the power of Jesus shown by
one not Jew. A Roman officer had
servant. who was very sick and he
sent word to Jesus asking divine
cure. When Jesus said He would
come personally to the sick one the
officer said that there was no necessity
for the Masters presence. for he had
faith that if Jesus willed that the
servant recovered it would be done.
Jesus commended the officer highly
for his faitl. The servant recovered.
Jesus told the people about, that the
faith Of the Gentle was but begin
ming of the faith which those not
Jews would show and that they would
be blessed for it.
About this time Jesus cured the
mother of Peters wife who had q
violent fever, and likewise very many
who we're brought or came to Him.
He erformed these and other miracles
to show beyond doubt His divinity.
In the age in which he lived on the
earth the people demanded showing
of supernatural power else they would
not take the time to investigate and
believe. The miracles working power
was the visible seal of His Sonship
and divine origin. Because Of this
Sonship He can now cure US Of the
ills Of wickedness and rebellion
against God. He only asks US to ask
in faith and it will be dune.
Because Jesus performed cures.
there is no reason to claim this powe,
is delegated to ordinary men and
women now. When we get to heaven
and have the spiritual body we shall
be free, from sick 1ese. and not before.
Let US al have faith to ask Jesus Il
cure us from wrong doing. or The