The Red Cloud chief., 1912-08-08

LESSON TEXT-Mark AS to $50.
GOLDEN TExT-"God is our refuge
| and strength. n very present help In trou-
bic. Therefore will We not fear. though
the earth do change. and though the
mountains be removed into the heart OF
the sea-" Ps 46:i-2.
We now turn from our studies in
the manifesto or inaugural address OF
Jesus to one Of the outstanding Incl.
dents OF his life of service.
This lesson is dramatic one. lights
and shadows, surprise and revelation,
rebuke and encouragement are rapid.
ly mingled. The subject OF the les.
son Is we'll chosen. Leaving tho multi
tude to whom he had been preaching,
Jesus commands that they pass over
to the other side Of the lake, v. 35.
"Lct us pass over" he says. Jesus
never asks his disciples to 60 where
ne will not go or has not been before.
How touchingly vivid is the sugges.
ton Of v. SO, "they took him as he
She is tired and weary. he.
whose invitation Is to all who are
weary and needing rest. he who had
not where to lay his head. is carried
by loving hands into tho boat and Is
soon lost in restful slumber? Loving
hands minister to tho loved teacher.
Both master and friends. who arc
soon to meet a case Of great sin, are
before that met by great storm. But
be who Is Lord and Master Of forces.
sleeps calmly on. Why not? Who
else could be Indifferent? Not SO these
disciples; they have yet to know him
perfectly and hence 1t is quite natural
that In their alarm they should awak.
en- him as they view the rapidly Ill.
Ing boat and exclaim. Master. carest
thou not that we perish?" Weary as
he was. and personally Indifferent as
he may have been. yet for the sake of
his chosen friends he arose and re-
buked the storm. and the peace which
he later gave the demoniac Is first
shown in material things as he Quieted
the waves Compare v. 80 and 15).
| Had Little Faith.
It was a great storm, v. 81. like.
wise great calm. The psalmist says,
"great peace have they who love thy
law" great peace have they who truly
know and love Jesus. John 14:27)
His rebuke to the disciples, v. 40, was
so gentle as to lose it's sting.-'how
10 Il that ye have SO little faith?" They
had some faith, II Is true. for they ap
pealed to him in their great need. but
oh so little. Our proportion Of faith
is the measure Of our fear. What
wonder ". AZ that they were amazsd
This man of flesh who had been sleep
ing the sleep of intense WEAKNESS com
manding the sea and that It should
obey him with the meekness Of q
child. "What manner Of man is this?"
Nipeteen hundred years has failed ia
answer that query.
Reaching the other side they entered
the land Of Gadara. There they met
q demoniac who Is. we believe. q type
or picture of great sin In that he was
(a) without restraint. mo man could
bind him." Y. 3; (b) he was injurins
himself "cutting. etc." '. g.; (c) he
was separated from his friends. "dwelt
among the tombs." v. 8; (d) he waa
''unclean." v. 2. There 10 also evi
dence Of the futility Of human resolu
lions and the vainness Of attempts al
control or reformation. see verse A.
mo man had the strength to tame
him." Then note the torment Of hi'
life. Y. Z.
Sins 20 Account For.
Church members have no right q
condemn the liquor trafac and ther
to rent stores In which to carry or
tho same. Naturally. therefore. thes<
people when they saw their illega
gains interfered with should request
Jesus to depart, v. II. and this ever
In the face Of what had been done fol
stricken man. Luke tells US (Luk<
8:37) that they were holden with {
great fear. Fear Of whatf Surely MOI
any fear of this Galilean teacher. bul
rather were'thoy fearful Of the effecI
Of his life upon their material pros
perity. Big business will have som,
sins to account for when In the fact
Of known facts they still press FOL
their gains ignoring tho cry Of the af
Alcted and careless Of unreasonable
house and unsanitary living condl
tlons.
On the other hand why did Jesus re
fuse such p logical and seemingly rea
sonable and proper request as thai
recorded In verse 1S? Was It not q
very natural request and an evidenct
Of gratitude as we'll? Jesus. however
knew O better place, for he saw Q
greater Joy in store for this man
Hence he commanded the man to &c
home"
A suggestion outline for this lessor
would be as follows:
I. A great storm 1854. The com
mand of Jesus, v. 50; the WEAKNESS o.
Jesus, v. SO; the alarm of the dis
ciples. v. 38; the indifference Of Jesus
v. 3S; tbs great calm, v. 80.
II. A glorious cure, 6:1-20. ~ Tht
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