The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-24
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY
JESUS AT POOL OF BErHEs
LESSON TENT-joH1 ------

Go''1' IN LIN I-lt Was Jesus
had made HIN whole John ~,
Following tlr events of las,
days lesson, Jesus went to Her,
TO attend the iyas, ". D.. lie w
, according to the requirements
q Jewish law Gen. - .23; see Gal
5. but h. was not satisfied with Nh
vrntioual fulfilling OF the dutj.
that occasion. nor was he oc,
with social ana commercial fun,
out in going about doiu. good
feast was an occasion oi JOY and,
on every hand. but In the midS
Is this great need 50 graphicah
turcd in this lesson. How true =
10 our daily experience. Tea,
should appeal to the imaCinatl
their scholars and describe as Vi
as possible this pool. Let them !
room, on the floor of which Is \
in one corner of the room sta
lending up To the ceiling; Surrorl
the room, at The top of the Vi
broad walk; on the wall, looking y
toward the floor and the pool !
multitude of them that were blind
and withercd.' These were
wretched ones who sought the
and evidently Jesus sought the
wretched Of this company.
!. Jesus went where there was
". %. In the midst of this COM
Jesus saw" this man lie. lie had
there often ". y, and his case SCI
TO be beyond all hope, but the,
nothing too hard for God (Gen. nj
Jer. 81 10.
u. Jesus throws the RESPONSE
upon the man ". O.. Jesus had
not only 10 see need. but he also
Gods and his own personal powt
relieve the need. The question is, 1
do We see as we journey through 1
Are our eyes open to the great n
OF men, spiritually and morally
are we aware of the resources Va
God has placed at our disposal to 4
these fundamental needs of men,
III. Jesus was moved with coms
sion (Matt. 14:l4). He always has /
feeling when he looks upon sureil
and the miSfOrtuneS of men (i
IL IS; 4:15-l6; lisa. 63 ~. Jesus Il
not do for the man what the man
do for himself; so he makes his B
appeal To the mans desire and, thrUi
his desire, 10 the mans will, wilt u
be made whOleY The fact that be |
been long time in his predicamen|
the fact that sinner has been a
time in an evil state is no reason
suppOsing that Jesus will NOT take
tereSt In him or that he cannot a
and help and heal him Matt. "a
Luke SAB; Acts 3:2). His gues.I
throws the whole matter upon the
of the man. Jesus is willing and Al
the only question is, are we wild
Ctev. 22-1O. The only thing that Id
men from enjoying eternal life Is n
personal attitude toward God I'd
D :4O). Jesus did not ask the ma.
he would be made better, but i'll
would be made whole. He does
wish TO make the sinner better, bud
make him whole.
w. Jesus commands the impose
The man thought the only way
could be made whole was through
efficiency of the waters in this a
but Jesus, by speaking word, I
he power that would heal him Il
lOI :2O); SO today it is the powg
he word of Christ that can save
Who believe on him (Rom. / :16).
We have to do to live is to hear q
believe (John 5:24). With the d
nand of Christ, Rise, take up IS
'ed," was enabling power. The
vas not only complete, but it was
(Acts 3:7S). g
V. He worked a complete cure. 4
vas made whole even according 10 &
question which Jesus had asked at &
'utset. The man at once began to I!
his Christ-given strength by taking &
us bed, and doing exactly as he
Gil Tim. 3:12). Js
lkes these hard cases, those of n
tanding" ". 81. He also likes tb \
hat are the results Of sin. for that u
is work in the world ". II; M
:2D. "A
vi. Opposition and danger wv. IS
%. The objection raised was that r.
US had transgreSsed the Jewish
he mans answer to this was.
ath made me whole" The word
cd is our law Matt. 17:5). q
-rength that Jesus gives us is to =
sed in obedience to him In glOrify,p
Is name. The man did not tell 4.
ews who it was that made him wsd
ecause ne did not know, himself;
$ soon as he found out who it was
I'D them without fear or hesitar1
e did not even wait for them to
I'm, but sought an opportunity
itneSsing ". 49,. Any man who y
uly saved will at once give his
ess to others. The admonitiOn wb
esus gave To this man ". lD
dds good. How many men we h
zen who have been saved from
ink habit or some other evil in u
ID who have grown Indifferent
LreleSs and returned to their sin d
have "a worse thing come ID
en- 1t is interesting to notice u
'Sus performed this miracle in VI
ce OF great opposition and daHs4