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LESSON
0y u. o. 0ELLER9, Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course Of the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago.)
(copysasht. 1919. Western Newspaper Unien.)
LESSON FOR MARCH "a
JESUS MlNiSrERlNo TO THE MUL.
TlTUDES.

INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-Helping tho
needy.
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIc-tD
This parable marks the high level Of
the year of popularity in the life Of
our Lord. It Is such IN important mir
acle as to be the only one recorded by
NIL four gospel writer's. The returning
disciples ". BY are urged by the Mas
ter to come with him into desert
place and rest and also that he might
comfort their hearts over the death OF
John the Baptist. "Th,S had no
leisure" Jesus knew the need and
also the proper use Of leisure, hut the
multitude would not grant him this but
They followed that they might listen to
his gracious words, or behold some new
wonder, but Jesus also saw and min.
istered, ". PAY. Carlyle said he saw
In England ''forty million people most
~ FOOLS" Not so with Jesus; he saw
and was moved. not with sarcasm, but
with Q compassion that took the form
OF teaching ". 34). 1t is better to
teach a man how to help himself than
to help the man without the teaching.
We also infer that the soul Of man
Is Of more value than his body. II IL
not enough, however, to say "GOd bless
you; be warmed and fed" when man
Is hungry. Sympathy must issue In &C.
ton.
A Great Task.
John tells US Of the conversation
with Phillip. Phillip lived In Bethsaida
nearby. but to feed this multitude was
too great a task. even with his knowl-
edge and resources (John 0:5. ~. Yet
we need not be surprised at Philips
slOwness Of faith. Moses In a similar
case was once nOnplussed as to how to
feed the thousands In the wilderness
(see Numbers II :2l-33). The central
fact eoocerns neither the need nor our
poverty. but the absolute surrender Of
our all-however little-t0 God.
Another disciple. Andrew. who had
brought his brother. Simon Peter. to
the Savior. In his desperation found q
boy whose mother had th0ughtfully
provided him with lunch consisting
Of five barley biscuits and two small
dried herrings (John 6:0). This In a
great commentary on the tide Of inter-
eat ut this dme-that even this hungry
boy should have forgotten his lunch !:
the circumstances emphasized the help.
lessness Of the disciples In order that
Jesus might show his power. His COM
mand "Give 70 Them" ". 87) teaches
~ that we are to give what we have.
not to look to others. nor to do our
charity by proxy (Pro. l1:24. 25).
Again the Savior asks his disciples to
seek ". S8) a. though he would teach
them the b0undless resources Of his
kingdom. Give what you have and he
will bless and Increase II to meet the
needs Of the multitude. The secret Of
success points to the moment when he
took the loaves and locking up Ito God
who also saw their needs), he blessed
Il.
Living 0rssd.
This conservation process was 4
stinkins rebuke TO the orientsis, and II
being emphasized In these days Of food
conservation In connection with war
needs. Too long We have been prodigsl
Of Gods marvellous b0untiex. God gives
~ that We may use aud we lose II un.
less Il II shared. Jesus. the living
bread. (John 6:+s) will satisfy hunger
and give life. An bread generates In
the human body heat. energy. vitality
and power. 10 he will feed the hungry
souls Of men. We have at hand the
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