Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-09

One of the busiest days in the life of
Jesus was drawing to its close. He had
healed the demoniac in the synagogue;
had refuted the charge of the scribes and
Pharisees that He was in league with
Satan had put aside those of His friends
who with His mother and brethren even
had to come to take Him away as crazy;
had wrought without ceasing for His
meal because the crowds around Him were
so needy and numerous; had begun teach
ing in parallels to the multitudes on the
shore; and privately to His disciples had
eXpounded these and had given them the
prables of the hidden treasure, of the
pearl of great price, and of the net. Now
to get some chance for rest, He with His
disciples got into a boat to cross over
TO the other shore of the lake. Worn out
with the strain and stress of the day He
fell asleep, rocked by the gentle undula-
ton of the sea, and lulled by the lap Of
the water on the sides of the boat.
THE DIZZINESS OF UNBELIEF.
Situated as it is in the hollow of a
basin, and surrounded on all sides by
steep hills, the sea of Gallilee is sub
ject to sudden and severe storms This
party was in the midst Of the sea when
one such struck them suddenly. The
wind blew furiously and fast, the sea
responded to this whip, and the waves
rolled high. Soon the boat began to
ship water, and in spite of the efforts
of these fishermen to keep it baled out,
1t looked as though it would be surely
swamped. Accustomed as they were to
these sudden storms on this sea, they
were not alarmed at first. but this was
so much more severe than any they
had ever experienced, and seeing that
1t was gaining Roadway on them, they
became frightened.
All the while Jesus had been sleeping
sweetly, with no more sense of dan
ger than a child. Knowing how tired
He was they hesitated to wake Him
at first, but now realizing the great
danger they were in they felt they must
call upon Him for help or be lost They
were beyond human aid. so they cried,
Master, carest Thou not that we per-
ish?" What the storm had not been
able to do, the first cry of human need
accomplished. He was awake instantly,
and arose. He rebuked the wind and
said unto the sea- Peace. be still" Inn
mediately the wind ceased. and there was
a great calm. Then He turned to His
disciples and said, why are We afraid? ?
Have we not yet faith?"
What did He mean? To answer this
we must remember the Interpretation to
the paraoleS OF the hldden treasure and
of the pearl of great price given last
week This was His meaning: Have
you forgotten what 1 told you just an
hour or so ago? Did 1 not tell you that
you, were a hidden treasure for the ac-
curing of which 1 have given up all
that / had? Do you not remember that
l told you you were to me the pearl
of great price which / have bought?
Now, why are you afraid? Do you
not realize that under these circum-
stances 1 am going to take care of such
valuable property and let no harm be-
fall it? Have you not yet any faith?
This incident helps us to understand
those parallels, and on the other hand
they are necessary to a proper under
standing of what He meant here.
There is another phase of this Incl
dent, however, that we must not over