The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-09
Bv Wilbur Glenn Vohva

Lille; no man cOmeth unto the Father but Me-
He says 81 the Resurrection and the Life; he that be-
eveth in Me- though he were dead vet shall he live: and
whosoever liveth and beeveh in Me shall die Be-
lievest thou this?
"She saith unto Him. Yea, Lord I believe that Thou
art the Christ the Son of Cod which should into the
world
think that these verses from the sixteenth to the
twenty seventh of John among the most beautiful
between the lids of the Bible and yet how few people
who read the Bible anything in the greater portion
of it. could spend weeks these verses just that
versaton with Martha, and could get many beautiful les
out of it.
MARTHA CoMFoRTED TELLS MARY OF JESUS PRESENCE
"And when she had so said, she went her way, and
called Mary her sister secretly saying The Master is
and caleth for thee Now that should read he Teacher
is come and He calleth for thee"
Now notice that He dealt with Mary in entirely diff
ferent than the way which He dealt with Martha
GAS soon as Mary heard that, she quickly, and
came unto Him.
"Now Jesus not yet unto the town, but in
that place where Martha met Him.
'"The Jews then which with her in the house, and
comforted her, when they Mary, that she
hastily and went out followed her. saying she goeh unto
the grave to weep there.
"Then when Mary was come where Jesus was and
Him fell down at His feet saying unto Him. Lord if
Thou hadst been here my brother had not died.
THE SORROWS AND SINS OF OTHERS HURT JESUS SPIRIT
When Jesus therefore her weeping, and the Jews
also weeping which with her. he groaned the spirit
and was troubled"
Why did He not cry? | will tell you why. He tried to
restrain His tears those Jews hypocrtes they
sincere for they hated the Christ; they had
jected the Christ and there of them ready to
put Him to death
Jesus simply said Where have We laid him? They said
unto Him. Lord come and
"Jesus aOept.'
Now, that is the way He dealt with Mary.
Who is it who is weeping here? The Son of God, God
Himself manifest in the flesh.
What beautiful thought is to know that today Jesus
will stand by the side of every who is in trouble and
every who is passing through and that His
sympathies go out to every
There recorded only three occasions when Jesus the
Son of Cod wept: When Jesus approached the city of
Jerusalem He wep it; and in the Garden of Gethse
mane and the grave Of Lazarus Those the only
three places and they very interesting Incidents
"Jesus wept.'
He went on with them to the grave.
"Jesus wept.
'Then said the Jews, Behold, how He loved him."
"And some of them said Could not this Man, which
opened the eyes the blind have caused that this
should not have died?
"Jesus therefore, again groaning in Himself, corneth
to the grave. 1t a cave, and stone lay upon it.
"Jesus said, Take we away the stone. Martha the Sis
ter of him that was dead saith Him. Lord by this
time he stinketh for he hath been dead four days..
The first command of Jesus to them was "Take We
away the stone. He could have removed it by Divine
power but He did not and at the Martha
wavered and she afraid Of the sight that would be
presented the opened and that is the
why she made the remark which she did.
Jesu saith unto her. Said not unto thee that if thou
woudes believe thou shouldest the glory of God?
'Then they took away the stone from the place where
the dead was laid And Jesus lifted up His eyes, and sad
Father, thank Thee that Thou hast heard Me-
"And knew that Thou nearest Me always but because
of the people which stand by said it, that they believe
that thou hast sent me.
"And when He thus had spoken He cried with loud
voice. LAZARUS COME FORTH"
CHRISTIAN BoLDNEss VERSES DEMoNIACAL SUGGESTIONS
AND NOMINATIONS
Now, why did Jesus cry with loud voice? 1t was
rebue the mutterngs of those who guilty OF mean
tatons The speech Of Christianity is bod open and
frank the speech of demons subdued and so Jesus
spoke in loud voice protest against the mutterngs OF
those who guilty of incantations, Lazarus, come
forthP
Now, of course everybody will be converted! No, no
But believed Jesus because Of the miracle and
others all the determined to put Him to death
A who preach a sermon to sinners and send
everybody out we'll pleased, is not worth his salt.