The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-03-07
sunday SCHOOL.
Lesson X.-Frst Quarter, For
March 10, 1912.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

nei of diseased people and spirit pos
sessed people and the healing Of
a leper. are all samples of the king
Som which was at hand, but which did
not come because they would not have
Him. Verse 80 OF our lesson summa-
rizes it briefly. HE preached in their
synagogues throughout all Galilee and
cast out demons" 1t Is more fully
stated in Matt. Nv, %, And Jesus went
about all Galilee. teaching in their
synagogues and preaching the gospel
of the kingdom and healing all manner
Of sickness and all manner of disease
among the people" 1t was predicted
by the prophets that in the kingdom
the blind would see. the deaf hear. the
dumb sing. the lame leap as hart.
and 10 one complain because OF sick
ness. for iniquity would be forgiven
lisa. xxxiii, "a; xxxv, 5, g.. 1t was
also predicted that in the kingdom
wolves and lambs. leopards and kids.
calves and lions, COWS and bears and
little children would all live in peace
together lisa. XII. 90; XIV, 20. No one
seems to expect these last mentioned
things until Jesus shall come again.
but many are wondering why they can
not Ire healed OF all diseases even
though the kingdom has not come.
They ask often complainingly, "ls not
the body as well as the soul included
in the atonement?" Yes: the great
atonement will reach the body, too.
and in the resurrection these bodies OF
our humiliation will be fashioned like
His glorious body. but till then we
must wait patiently In strength or
weakness, rs He may In His infinite
love ard wisdom decide Some are
healed by His hand without a physi
clan and some by His blessing upon
the physicians skill and medicine.
while some continue in weakness, and
many are passing out from the mortal
body The truly devout soul says un-
der all circumstances, Even so. Fa-
ther," and rejoices in the perfect will
Of God
Our lesson verses 20 to 81 tell Of His
going from the synagogue to the home
Of Simon and Andrew, where Simon's
| wife's mother lay sick of fever. He
took her by the hand. rebuked the fe-
yer. and Immediately she was well
and mnistered to them. Compare the
ministry Of angels in verse ID. Think
of Samuel as little boy ministering
to the Lord q Sam. iii, u and let all
our service be unto the Lord and
before the Lord Possibly more
might be healed If He saw that they
would minister unto Him, for He is
seeking in every way to bring people
unto Himself that He may gil them
with His fullness tEx xix. 4: l Pet
iii, 49,.
Verses 80 to 81 tell of all manner of
diseased and demon possessed people
heing brought to Him to he healed.
and it is written here and in the paral
lei accounts in Matthew and Luke that
He laid His hands on every one OF
them ard healed them luke ". 4O:
Chat He cast out the spirits with His
word and healed all that were sick.
that it might he fulfilled which was
spoke by Isaiah the prophet. saying.
Himself took our infirmities and bare
our sicknesses'' Matt Will Is, II: lisa
lii. A. If they had only received Him
as their Messiah the Lord would have
made bare His holy arm in the eyes of
all the nations, and all the ends Of
the earth should have seen the saliva
ton of our God lisa. iii. 10Y, but be
cause He is still the despise1 and re
iected one of Israel we continue III
faith and patience to wait for His re
turn He needs no testimony from His
adversaries. so He suffered not the de
mons to speak even though they said
Thou art Christ, the Son Of God"
Lesson verses 35 to 80 tell of His ear
ly morning praying a great while be
fore day. having gone off to soil
tary place. Since He felt the need OF
being away from even these few dis
cipIes that He might the better com
mune with His Father. how can We
know much Of real communion will
God in the constantly busy life that
so many lead? 1t Is true that we car
pray to God anywhere and at any time
but see how He went away alone. 81
mon and the others found Him ani
told. Him that people were looking fo1
Him: then He said: Let us 60 into til.
next towns" II must preach the king
dom of God to other cities also" w,
must not forget that 1.-THE field Is th,
world and our orders are, go re int,
all the world" The four lepers o
Samaria should put us to shame will
their words: I'VE do not well. This da.
is a day Of good tidings. and we holt
our peace" III Kings vii. g. Our les
son chapter closes with the record o
a healed leper who published ant
: blazed abroad the fact of his bein,
healed so widely that Jesus had +
stay away from the cities, and the pee
pie came to Him from every quarter
He is still the same Jesus. full Of CON
passion as when He said to that lepel
Il will. be thou clean," and as quick
! rs the leper was healed Immediately
just as quickly can a sinner be saved
), Without money and without price n
gives eternal life to all who receiv
Him. The strange thing is that thos
who profess to have been saved b
Him hive not the zeal of this leper no
gratitude enough to tell others tile gia
!, tidings
Children are much more likely to col
tract the contagious diseases when tn,