Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-24

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speaketh in you-"-Matt- 1920
| Jesus came unto his own and his
own received him not" Rejected in
Judea, he turned to Galilee. making
his headquarters at Capernaum only
| to be rejected there also. after these
! things" ". II e. g., after his final de-
parture from Galilee, and as he was
| about to perform his Perean ministry.
The ministry of Jesus is rapidly has
tening to a close. still there is much
| work to do, hence the selection of
those who shall go before him to pre-
pare for what proved to be in each
city and town his last visit.
1. The Seventy Sent wv. 1-9). Verse
one tells us of the character of the
work they were to undertake, viz, to
be heralds; to prepare the people
against his coming, Cor. $50. There
is a plentitude of work, but, the la
borers are few" They were sent to
a particular people, whittier he him.
self would come" Tim AS; Titus
2:13. No matter what may have been
their limitations, the coming one
would supply all deficiencies. Jesus
commanded prayer, but also sent forth
those same praying ones wv: 2, 81.
Prayer and work go hand in hand in
a sane Christian experience. Every
impression demands sufficient express
sion, if it is to make any lasting con-
tribution to our characters. The large
harvest demands attention. We are
sent into that harvest by the King
himself, Behold 1 send you," and
those whom he sends are not COM
PEELED to labor alone, Matt. $500;
John 14:16. Jesus mentions four
things about those whom he sends:
Like Lambs.
% Their character. They are to be
like lambs" We have just had the
figure of 'laborers" presented. labor
ers who were sent. Is this then a
mixed simile? We think not. We are
to go forth to the harvesting work as
laborers, that is our work, but, in our
characters, we are to be lamb-like.
CD Their environment, among
wolves" That is to say, surrounding
each harvest field, and frequently en-
croaching as far as they dare, are the
wolves, a type of the evil one and of
his agents. Those who go thus into.
or by the way of. danger will not carry
any excess of baggage, Tim. "a.
CD In the third place, they are to |
go forth with complete dependence |
upon Gods providing care ". A.. The !
exact letter of these instructions is
not always incumbent upon his ambas- |
sailors, chapter 22:35 SO, but the bpir- |
it of absolute faith in a Father who |
will provide, must always possess his |
representatives..
4. AS to their bearing, it must be
that of dignity and self-respect ". 81. |
Social demands consume a great deal
OF energy in diplomatic circles, and it
is here that many Christians waste
precious energy, as well as becoming
involved in worldly practices. Their
first thought upon entering a house
must be for the good of the home
". 50. not for their personal comfort.
If a 'son of peace ". g., dwelt there,
one to whom peace rightfully be-
longed, their benediction would bring
to that home a blessing. But if he be
not there their peace was not to be
lost, for it would return to the giver.
60 Their mission was to offer, not
to force acceptance. They were not
beggars, going from house to house
". y, they had something worth
while and were worthy of their hire.
The fawning, cringing sycophants that
pass for Christian workers stand re-
ouked before this teaching However.
his does not sanction the dogmatic,
1omineering methods of some. They
are to accept what is. offered ". 81.
lot demanding, "a worthy compensa-
ion" The church of Christ stands
for the meager salaries
,iven it's representatives, yet it is also
rue that a man usually, and in the
ong run, gets about what he is worth.
Gods Truth.
To build up character brings a far
icher compensation, and more last
ng results, than to obtain earthly
'resige, ease or wealth. Therefore
he ambassador of Christ can afford
o wait with glad certainty the final
asting up of accounts, accepting in
he meantime the 1owlier seats among
1en, Luke IA: 7-14. However, these
ambassadors do have an exalted work
D perform. They had a commission
Or both body and soul The Gospel
Christ is for the whole man ". 81.
o minister to the bodies of men must
owever be accompanied by the her
lding of the coming kingdom That
ingdom which is everlastingly to be
isible upon earth, Dan. 2:44-
IL The Seventy Received wv 10
Sd These heralds were to proclaim
lat the kingdom was nigh unto you
l this section we have set before {
) not only the probable manner .
hereby the ambassadors may be re- {