The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-21
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
FIVE LoAvEs AND TWO FISHES
Mark vi, sO-44-sept. %.


Mark vi. 3O-44-Sept. %.
Jesus said unto them, am the Bread
of Life. john vi, So.
When the twelve Apostles returned
to Jesus they explained the instance
of their tour and what they had
taught; and He called them away to
a desert place to rest awhile, because
of the crowd and because they had
not even time to take nourishment.
So they went privately by ship. But
the news went also and the crowd
went on foot from various cities.
Jesus would have no time to Him
self. His entire life was devoted and
being rendered up a living sacrifice
to the Divine service, in feeding the
sheep of Jehovah's flock, and His own
sheep also, because all that were the
Fathers were His. AS He looked
upon the multitude, He felt a yearn-
ing compassion for them: "They
were like sheep without a shepherd
and He continued to teach them.
But did they not have synagogues,
and regular reading of the Scriptures?
Did they not have Scribes, Pharisees,
Priests and Levites? How could they
be without shepherding? All, they
had soul-hunger, which the forms,
ceremonies and burdens bound upon
them could not satisfy. They really
wanted the Bread of Life" which
Jesus had-which Jesus was, for He
they not receive it? They were bound
by superstition, prejudice, the fear of
man, traditions of the ancients, and
the opposition of the great and
learned of their time.
Did they not frequently inquire
Have any of the Scribes and Phari-
sees believed on Him." The common
people always refer to the learned.
The learned therefore have the great
er responsibility. Jesus declared of
them, I'VE have taken away the key
i of knowledge" you will neither enter
| into the favor of God yourselves, nor
will you permit others to enter in
Luke XII, SO.
And is not this true today? The
learned of the colleges and principal
puipits are telling the people that the
Bible is not the Divine Message which
Jesus and the Apostles declared it
to be, that Moses and the Prophets
did not write the books accredited to
them; and thus indirectly telling that
Jesus and the Apostles were deceived
when Jesus said, Moses wrote of
Me-" and the Prophets Isaiah and
jeremiah said thus and so.
The Sympathy of Jesus.
The multitudes in their enthusiasm
went a long journey from home with
out making proper provisions for food
The disciples urged that the people be
sent home. Jesus suggested, Give
We them to eat" But they declared
they had nothing wherewith to feed
so many and that if even they should
go to purchase it would cost much.
Finally they found five loaves and
two fishes. By Jesus direction they
seated the multitudes in companies on |
the grass, and the loaves and fishes, |
under heavenly blessing, were divided |
again and again, and all ate to their |
amounted to twelve baskets, while /
those who had partaken were 5000. |
This wonderful miracle not only at !
tests our Lords sympathy, but also |
spoke volumes to the people of the |
Divine power that was in the Great |
Teacher; but there is still another les |
son which it teaches us. Like all of |
Jesus miracles it was merely another |
foregIeaming, or illustration, of His /
future glory and of the coming bless |
ings.
This miracle speaks to US of the |
power that our Lord will then have |
for providing for the necessities of |
the whole world. True, we do not /
the world will be miraculously fed, |
but rather in accordance with the
ScripturaI promise, 1.-The earth shall |
yield her increase" and again, L
will call for the wheat, and will in
crease it, etc. etc. But specially the
feeding of the multitude reminds us
of the fact testified in our text that |
Jesus is THE Bread of Life'-the Di-
vine Provision for the necessities of
the whole world.
81 Am the Bread of Life"
AS the Church now partake of the
merit of Christ's sacrifice and become
of His body. the one Loaf,
and thus partake of eternal Life
through Him, so in Gods due time the
Bread from Heaven is to feed the null
titudeS of earth. During the thou
sand years of His reign, the Bread
of Life will be freely distributed
amongst all mankind. That Bread of |
Life is the INDEPENDENTLY the
Truth connected with the great re-
deeming work of Jesus. He is to be
the Bread of Life to the world, be-
cause He bought the world with the
sacrifice of His life.
The Church. however, in this pres
ent time, has another privilege which |
the world in the future will not share,
and that is represented in the Lords
cup" His cup to US represents our
privilege of suffering with Him and
becoming His joint-heirs to the King
dom.
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