Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-02-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson vIl.-First Quarter, For
Feb. 10, 1917.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, John iv, 1884.
Memory Verses. 49-51-Golden Text.
Matt. viii, 13-commentary Prepared
BY Rev. D. N. Stearns.


BY Rev. D. N. Stearns.
The story of today is called the sec
ond miracle in Galilee, and 1t was
wrought at the same place as the first
In Cana of Galilee. Verses t6, 81. com
pare chapter ii. =, IL. AT the marriage
he manifested forth His glory, and it
was on a third day tchapter il. l. III.
and must confess TO spe ial deiish,
in working out the third day and the
glory or kingdom veins of truth in the
Scriptures. believing that it is only as
the glory of His kingdom takes hold
of us that we shall be the faithful fol
lowers we ought to be in this present
evil age. 1t would seem from verses
43. As. that this was another third day
event. though il is just possible that
there may have been an interval OF
day or two between the two verses
but | think not. The marriage of the
Lamb is the next great event in tbs
future. and. counting thousand years
as one day. it will probably be the
third dav In the morning. Somewhere
about that time will be the redemption
of Israel. as it is written in Hos. vi. >.
After two days will He revive us; In
the third day He will raise US up. ana
we shall live in His sight
Our Lord seemed to have the same
thing in view when He said. Behold,
cast out devils. and do cures today
and tomorrow. and the third day
shall be perfected" luke xiii, 32l. 1t
will be the time of the resurrection OF
a righteous Israel according to lisa
XIV. S, 9: XVI 1921: Dan. xii. Is,
when 1.-THE King Of Israel the Lord,
shall be in the midst of them and thet
shall not see evil any more (Zeph. iii,
15,. Note the sayings already in this
gospel concerning the Son Of God. tbc
King of Israel; heaven opened and Ja-
cob's vision a reality. the temple of
His body raised up. the kingdom which
can only be entered by the new birth.
the saying about the bridegroom and
the bride, His declaration that he was
the Messiah and His reference to the
harvest chapters /. so. 81: ii, 20. 81:
fiji. 8. 5, %: ~, 26. 30. Surely we can
not but be fully persuaded that the
kingdom and the glory were the joy
ever before Him which enabled Him
to endure Heb. xii, p. And how can
We His followers. hope to endure in
any other way?
This teaching will not bring US hon
or from men. but the honor which com
eth from God only will more than suf
fee DIV, A; V, Az. The Galileans be.
lieved because they saw the things
that He did at Jerusalem, and | dc
not know any truths which will work
in US the Christ life like those con.
corning His coming and kingdom A
letter just in from the Philippines tells
OF worker whom many people think
queer because of these truths. but the
remark was added that her lovely life
wins many people TO Him. That is the
one thing worth while. The healing
OF the nobleman's son in this connec-
ton makes Us think OF the time Of the
kingdom when the inhabitant shall not
say. l am sick: the people that dwell
therein shall be forgiven their iniquity
nsa. xxxiii. 2N.
After He had spoken the kingdom
truths Of Matt v-vii He gave samples
Of the kingdom in the healings Of
chapters viii and TX While the king.
dom is postponed because of His re
1ection. we may not expect kingdom
miracles, though in His great grace He
has wrought many for many of His
sir" pie minded believers and has made
1t manifestly true that His word stands
according to your faith be 1t unto
you We may journey with this no
bleman and imagine something of his
heartache as. having left his son at
the point Of death. he seeks the Great
Physician. We may not know how He
was encouraged to believe that the
Lord Jesus would help him. for the
healings at Capernaum of the demon
possessed man. and Peters wife's
mother. and the centurion's servant.
and the rulers daughter. seem all to
have taken place after this. But he
must somehow have seen or heard
enough to convince him that here there
was help for him. though he seemed to
think 1t necessary that Jesus should
accompany him home (verse 49). That
gracious word. $50 thy way: thy son
liveth" verse 50). did its work in both
father and son. for the father went his
way believing and found on reaching
home the next cay that the boy had
been healed at the very time that Jesus
had said the word One result was
that the mans whole household believ
ed in Jesus. Just as the Galileans
who had been to Jerusalem saw His
works and belieyed. so this household
saw and believed, and there are still
those who need to see something o.
the power and grace of God in human
lives to lead them to believe and they
sught to see it,. for His life should b.
manifest in His redeemed Oh Cor. Nv