The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-16
SCHOOL.
Lesson Wll.--Third Quarter, For
Aug. Is, 1912.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

dara He left their coasts and ~recrossed
the sea to His own city, C~apernaum,
and the people received Him gladly,
for they were all waiting for Him.
There are many places today. chiefly
In so called Christendom, where He L.
not wanted as the opposer of Satan
and his wiIes, for much that is called
church work and much preaching is
! really not for Christ, but against Him,
while there are nan others longing
to hear of Him. / have Just read OF
one valley in Mr.. Beauchamp's terri
tory In China where a thousand peo-
pie are crying loudly for q teacher
and many leading families have put
away their idols. May the Lord direct
us to the open doors and make us will
ing and obedient Trouble comes to
the rich as well as the poor, the devil
is the oppressor Of all classes, and In
this lesson we see a rich man, a ruler,
and q poor woman, both In great trou-
BILE; q little girl twelve years develop
ing and a poor woman twelve years
growing weaker and both seemingly
in hopeless condition as far as this
life goes. Both find deliverance at the
feet Of Jesus. Jairus, the ruler Of the
synagogue, fell at His feet and be-
sought Him greatly for his only daugh-
ter, who was at the point Of death,
that He would come and lay His hands
on her and heal her. The sick woman
had spent all her living upon physi-
clans, had suffered much and was moth
ing bettered, but rather grew worse.
She had such faith in Him, no doubt
by hearing of His wondrous works,
that she believed II she could only
touch the hem Of His garment she
would be healed. Jesus arose to go
with Jairus, His disciples followed, and
much people thronged Him. It was In
this throng that the sick woman came
and succeeded in touching the border
Of His garment and was Immediately
healed. Jesus, knowing that some one
had believ1ngly touched Him, turned
Him about and said, "Who touched
my clothesT" Peter and the other dis
ciples said I'm surprise, Master, the
multitude throng and press thee" But
He insisted that some one had touched
Him in a special manner and that vir-
tue had gone out Of him. It is just so
still-many meet to worship Him, but
few touch Him as this woman did.
Many know about Him, but compare
lively few know Him in the sense Of
receiving power from Him for them
selves or others.
When the woman saw that what she
had done was known to Him she fell
down before Him and declared unto
Him before all the people why she
had touched Him and how she was
healed Immediately duke viii, 40. This
is what He wanted, that He might do
more for her than she had expected
She had already received what she
came for and expected, but he loves
to do exceeding abundantly above all
we can ask or think Eph. Iii, 20l. She
had no thought that He would speak
to her personally, much less call her
daughter. she could never forget those
words from His lips, Daughter, be Of
good comfort; thy faith hath made thee
whole; go In peace" (verse 81; Luke
viii, AZ; Matt. tx, 22). This "good CON.
fort'' is just His ''good cheer Of Matt
tx, q; xiv, q; John xvi, 33. Had she
not publicly confessed her healing by
His power she would not only have
missed this special blessing, but would
have occasion to upbraid herself be-
cause she had not done so. There ID
much blessing In obeying Rom. x, 81,
eff thou shalt confess with thy mouth
the Lord Jesus" In last lesson the
healed demoniac was sent home to tell
his friends how great things the Lord
had done for him, and the command
stands to declare his doings among
the people, Qsa. xii, A..
What about the anxious father all
this time and the only daughter, whom
he left dying7 The incident we have
been dwelling upon probably took much
less time than we have taken to write
II, but there are times when minutes
seem very long, and it may have been
so with Jsirus. But God is never too
late. Though He tarry, we must wait
for Him and be patient (Heb. K, SO,
81; Hab. II, 3, A. While He still talk
ed to the woman tidings came from
the rulers house that the little girl
was dead, which as loon as Jesus
heard He said to Jairus, "Be not afraid
only believe (verse 36). Reaching the
house, He said to the waiIing people:
"Why make ye this ado? The damsel
is not dead, but sleepeth." And. TAX
ing only Peter, James and John and
the little maids father and mother
duke viii, 30, He went In where she
! was and took her hand and said,
sDamseI, / say unto thee, Arise" I'm.
mediately she arose and walked, and
He commanded that something should
be given her to eat (43l. There was
no further laughing to scorn (40l, but
a great establishment, for they had
never seen anything like this. This
manner OF man was not ordinary, q
man full Of compassion for all sick and
suffering and with the power to heal
the otherwise incurable and to raise
the ~dead-truly a mai and as truly
God, now our great High Priest at the
right hand Of the Father, knowing us,
! loving us, caring for rs and still say
Ing the same words. BE of good
cheer" BE not afraid. only believe"
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