The citizen., 1918-05-30


ment that one Of them would betray
hii.. and his eating the passover, and
institution Of the supper by which his
redeemed show forth his death Till he
come but We must try TO consider the
whole chapter. Verses II 60 81 take US
TO the upper room where they kept the
passover; and all that he did and said
that last evening that he spent with
them before he suffered In recorded
more fully In Luke % :7-3s and John
IL TO IL inclusive. The rest Of the les
son chapter tells Of Gethsemane and
his arrest and his being brought be-
fore the high priest and the council.
May the Lord give us what he would
have US 20 receive from this wonderful
portion. As 20 the place where they
kept the passover. some one has sug-
gested that II may have been the home
Of Mary the mother OF Mark, whose
husband was probably still alive at
that time, and Mark may have been
the man bearing the pitcher OF water.
tSee an article on page Of July, 1917.
Kingdom Tidings.) Luke says that Pc
ter and John were sent TO prepare the
passover. One thing that interests me
much In this record. as well as In that
of the ass colt. In that they found II
just as he told them Tvs. 10; Luke
10 :32). and my heart ls often saying.
IL believe God, that IL shall be even as
II was told me" tActs "a :25). He had
a great desire 20 eat that passover with
them, for he would not eat II again
until fulfilled In the Kingdom OF God
Luke % 1870. This leads us back
to the night In Egypt when the nation
was born. and when there was safety
only where he saw the blood, and
points US onward to the reblrth OF the
nation at his coming according 10 Mic.
7:15. IS; Jer. 1914. Is. Some Of the
sad events In that room that evening
were the presence Of the betrayer and
the strife among the disciples as to
which OF them should be the greatest
(vs. 1921: Luke - :24). He was al
ways O man OF sorrows and acquainted
with grief. misunderstood. unknown.
hated. prosecuted. and all for us. that
being redeemed by his blood. we might
follow IN his steps. As n servant wash
Ing their feet he gave them an example
Of the lowllest service and Paul caught
the right attitude when he spoke of
himself as Serving the Lord with all
humility OF mind" (Acts 20 :19).
In our brief space we hardly dare
venture on anything from the wonder
full discourse and prayer Of John IA TO
II. but we venture TO suggest that II
should be our constant aim In all
things and nj all times TO glorify God
thnt under all circumstances we may
know his peace and have untroubled
hearts. and be sustained by the assur-
nnce that he longs TO have us see and
share his glory (John IA :l-3. 13. II, "a;
10 :33; 17:4. 22-24). DO not fail TO lay
TO heart his words concerning the one
whom he has sent MS In his stead till
he shall come again, the Holy Spirit.
the Comforter and Teacher and abid-
ing friend (John IA %. IL, 26; 10 20
1871. 81.
Now let us see him In 0ethsemane,
not forgetting 70 listen 20 the hymn or
psalm they sung before they left the
upper room Tvs. 28-42). Note the boast
ing OF the disciples and his sorrowful
reference TO Zech. 1877. He left eight
Of the disciples just inside the garden
and took q little farther with him Pc
ter and James and John; then he left
them and withdrew about a stones cast
farther, and kneeled down and fell on
his face and prayed that II II were pos
sibie this cup might pass from him.
This cup had no reference 60 Golgotha.
but 20 the seeming possibility OF the
agony In the garden killing him and his
not reaching Golgotha. He prayed 10
be delivered from death In the garden,
and he was heard and answered. and
an angel strengthened him. This Is TO
me all very clearly stated In Heb.
bg7. taken with the facts In the gos-
pels. How much we all. as well as the
weak and unsympathetic disciples.
need his admonition 10 watch and prpy. !
for though the spirit may be ready. the
flesh Is weak Tvs. 3s).
The kiss OF judas, the arrest, the
leading him AWAY as a prisoner TO the !
high priest. the forsaking OF him by all
the disciples is all most pitiful read |
ing; and when we remembered that he |
suffered all this willingly to fulhll
Scripture. for they could not touch him
II he had not allowed them TO do so.
Il is all too wonderful for US 10 grasp. !
] like TO see him going forth TO meet
those who came 10 take him. saying TO
them: "whom seek YEP and when
they answered. "Jesus Of Nazareth"
he said Just two words: II am" and
they all went backward and fell 70 the
ground (John 1s;4-s). How apt we
are 20 blunder as Peter did with the
sword. and need him TO remedy the
(vss. AZ, 4s). The young man
Of vss. 81, b2 was probably Mark him
self. The abuse he suffered at the
hands Of the chief priests and council,
the false witnesses. the shifting of the
servants. their blindfolding him and
splitting upon him and buffeting him. Is
all too awful but may our hearts truly
say, "All for me-" and may all this
on our behalf lead US 10 be, II possible.
more devotedly his. This same Jesus
will come again In glory Tvs. 62) and
we shall come with him (Col. Sad.