The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-25
Lesson lV.-Fourth Quarter, For
Oct n, 1912.
The INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

fifty miles, but nothing is said OF the
journey. How little we think Of His
long walks from one part Of the coun-
try to another. It is easy to travel in
our day, and there is q vast amount Of
II done, but very few do 1t on foot and
for Him, yet I do know some mission
aries who are very like Him in this re-
spect Verses 90 to 80 OF our lesson
are recorded only by Mark and bell OF
the healing OF q deaf and dumb .
Some are dumb because they cannot
speak and Others are dumb because
they viii not speak.
It is sometimes wise for those who
can both hear and speak to be as IL
they were both deaf and dumb Ps.
xxxViii, 1sl, Too many T dumb be-
cause they do not feel constrained to
speak. Their remedy may be found in
Ps. xxxix, 3; Ezek. iii, 81; Jer. XIX, s, Q.
II any are Inclined to plead slowneSs
Of speech or the ~tnef1caency Of youth
they may be haiped by Xix. iv, IL; Jer.
l. TO. All need that which our Lord
commended in Acts 1, B.; 9 a result In
Acts Nv, al. All may come unto Him,
and He knows at ence q right way for
each. His way with this particular
man was unique, but it must have
been the right way for him. He took
him aside from the multitude. He Of
ten takes us aside that He may cause
as to hear or see or know something
He could not otherwise teach Us. 1t is
blessed to be taken aside with Him. I
like the verse which says that I'VE
should 1--we together with Him" Il
Thess, v, 1O. We have read OF many
being healed by touching Him or the
hem Of Els garment, but see His fin
gers on this mans ears and tongue,
and instantly he could hear and speak
plainly. Was the power In Hia touch
On in the words "Be opened" or In
both? Moes Important for mo 10 be
abla to say that He hath touched me
and hath spoken 30 me, and taught me
to say Tie hath done all things WELL
Just here Matthew records that He
went up into a mountain and rat down,
and great nsultttudes canae 10 Him
bringing the lame, blind, dumb, MAIN
ed and others and cast them at His
feet, and He healed them, and they
glorifed the God of Israel Matt. Nv,
so, 31). When Israel came out. Of
Egypt there was not one feeble among
their tribes, and when the kingdom
comes the inhabitant shall not say, "I
am sick" There shall be no more
death, neither sorrow nor crying, mel
Their shall thcre be any more pain"
They ehRli hunger no more, neither
thirst any more; neither shall the sun
light Of them nor any heat" Cps. CIV,
81; lisa. xxxtii, "a; xix, 10; Rev. vii, 16;
XXI, y. Do you wonder that Jesus told
them Of such a kingdom as He fed
them and healed them? What can we
think Of those who know of such a
kingdom and are doing nothing to
make it known to others who might
be glad to become inheTitogs of It If
they only knew about it and knew how
to become heirs to it?
Returning to the record in Mark, we
read that the naultltudes had been with
Him three days with nothing to eat,
and some had come long distances, SO
He had compassion upon them and
said to the disciples, eff I send them
away fasting they will faint by the
way Did He really care and does He
car If we z faint and weary? oh,
yes, He caresl I know he cares. IL
matters to Him even about sparrows,
and he clothes the lilies. The disciples
seem surprised at His remarks and
ask, Whence can a man satisfy these
with bread here in the w~iiderness7
Well, that depends upon the An
ordinary man could not, but who rs this
manr Had they forgotten that so re-
Gently they had taken food from rs
hands to more than 5000 people and
had seen Him control and subdue a
great storm? Yes, it is the old story
Of Ps. lxxviii: '"They forgot His works
and His wonders that He had showed
them. They said, Can God furnish a
table IA the wilderness !" Having as-
c~ertained that they had seven loaves
and q few small fishes, He took them
and gave thanks and broke them and
gave to the disciples to set before the
people, and they did all eat and were
filed.
He took what they had ana used 10
as ON the former occasion, though he
might have ratned &c from Heaven Cps.
lxxvNi. %. The poor widow had q
pot of oil, and He multiplied that.
Another widow had a little meal and
oil and He multiplied that. He can
create ont OF nothing, but He seems to
love to take what we have and In
crease 1t. He wants 1t all given over
to Him, as these and the lad gave all
into His hands, as He Himself gave
up all for us. He has provided a full
and complete eternal redemption which
he gives freely to every n willing 10
receive Hira. Then He asks those who
have received Him. and to whom He
has given all, to forsake all that they
have that they may become His dis
ciples (RoEn. vi, %; John 1, IL; Luke
xiv, 33), to be used by Him al He viii.
He Is an f~uiIness, the fullness Of the
God head bodily, and we may be filled
by Him for the benefit OF others (Col,
l. 10; II, Q, 10,.
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