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International Sunday School Lesson for
 May 6
JESUS THE SERVANT OF ALL

Golden IeXt.-'And WnOSOeNei or you will be the chiefest, shall he servant of all." Mix 10: A.
 Lesson Text-Jno. 13: 3-15 (Read 1-17 Memorize vs. II. 15).
 (3) Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come (came fOrth) from God. and went to (goeth unto) God; (4) he riseth from supper and laid tlayeth) aside his garments, and (he) took towel, and girded himself. (5) After that (Then) he poureth water into the) basin. and goban to wash the disciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. (6) Then cometh he to Simon Peter; and Peter saith unto him, Lord. dost thou wash my feet? CD Jesus answered and said unto him. What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know (understand) hereafter. (S) Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me (9) Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. (10) Jesus saith to him. He that is washed (bathed) needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit; and ye are clean, but not all. CID For he knew he (him thaD ! should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. 12) So after | (when) he had washed their feet. and 1 had taken his garments and was set (saD down again, he said unto them, | Knew ye what I have done to you? l Q3) Ye call me Master and Lord: and i ye say well; for so I am. Q4) If 1 then, i your (the) Lord and (the) Master, | have washed your feet: ye also ought i to wash one another's feet. G5) For have given you an example that ye 1 (also) should do as I have done to you.
 Time.-Tuesday night, April 1, A. D. 30. Place.-An upper room in Jeru- salem.
 Exposition-I Jesus having loved His own that were in the. world, he | loved them unto the end" 3-11. The world had not appreciated Jesus: not even his own" had appreciated Him 1 He was on the eve of departure from this world that had despised and re- jected Him, to a world that had appre- ciated Him before He left it and would appreciate Him now that He returned to it, world where all the angels oi God would worship Him (Heb. l: e He might naturally have had a feeling of relief at leaving those slow, dull, un- believing disciples, to go to realms O light and faith and appreciation anC glory, and been occupied with thoughts sof the glory awaiting Him. But no He was entirely occupied with thought. of His disciples and their need: "H' loved them unto the end" (v. 9. Hi was the perfect love: constant, untir ing, patient indestructible, self-for getting, unto the end" Two littl words, of inexhaustible meaning mar velously describe our relation to Him His own" What dignity it sets upol us-we are His own" How clear i makes our absolute security (comp. ch 17:12). How do I know l shall spen, eternity with Him. How do I knov that the mighty and subtle Satan vii never prevail to get me? Why do
 rise triumphant over tEe world and it ambitions and it's allurements and it blandishments? How do I know H will lavish upon me all the infinit wealth of His love? I am His own"
 am His by both gift and purchase. Not that death is departing out of thi world unto the Father" There i nothing then so dreadful for the be liever in what men call death Gel 14:2S; Phil 1:21, 23; Cor 5:S). w see the black background of the Sa vior'S unceasing lave-the unceasin malignity of Satan, incarnating itsel in a human heart (v. 2, R. VI. Juda got his awful purpose direct from tn devil. If Judas had been told at tn beginning the depth of infamy to Whic he would sink, he would have bee mortified. The very same devil wh was active in Judas time, is around to day We do well to ponder and aC upon Eph. 6:10-1S. What a picture C how the Father gIorified Jesus an how He humbled Himself in verses B! On the one hand, the Father ha given all things into His hands" (comI ch. 3:35; Mat 1:27; Jno 5:22; IT; Mat. 2S: IS; Eph. 1: 21, 22 Heb. 1: 2: 8. 9; I Cor. 15: 2O: He came fort from God and went to God'; on tn other hand, He riseth from the sup per" laid aside His garments too a towel,' etc, etc. He did thes seven things in full consciousness ( His divine authority, divine origin, an divine destiny. When the conscius ness of superiority of rank or abilit tempts us to shirl1 the lowliest service for the humblest of Gods children, W will do well to recall this scene and re member that the servant is nc greater than his Lord" (v 16) and let his mind be in us, which was als in Christ Jesus (Phil. 2: 5; note con texD. This was a miracle of humilit and grace. So we can make the com mon acts of life amazingly glorious
 we perform them in His spirit. Oh think of the glorious Christ taking ou vile feet into those hands that by thei touch cleansed the leper, opened blin eyes, healed the sick and raised tn dead, and washing and wiping them There is a filth infinitely more repul sive to Him than the filth of the road. the filth of sin, and He is handling ou feet each day and washing it off Jesu,