Evening star., 1920-12-18
Sunday School Lesson

crowd Philip in amazement answered
tnat zoo denarii IA Roman denarius,
Mo.eh ABOUT 20 cents. was the usual
days wage for the laborer) would not
pc sumcient to provide every one a
little. Andrew told Him OF lad
who had five barley loaves. that were
about the size of our buckwheat I
CAKES, and two fishes, but he doubted
ply the needs Of the moment Their
seciuded and lonely position made il a
olmcuIt commissary task to feed the
multitude. They did not realize how
tneir small resources could be ex-
panoea ica @ INTO the richest possible serv-
ICE. ana how, II they placed their all
at the Lords disposal, that He could
multiply their scant resources to more
! thah meet the urgent need of the Hmm. :.
gry multitude. When the lads small
s1ock OF 1000 was brought to Christ
He commanded that they he seated in
rams. SO that they appeared in their
variegated-colored robes like a series
Of gardens.
When the organization of the multi-
tuoe nad been completed SO that the
out partiality or selfish grahbine an
osoer and waste that frequently mari. .
the giving of food in famine -stricken
Ianos' the Lord Jesus paused fo asE
.ne blessing Of the Heavenly Father
upon the limited resources before dis
a NJ n n
70 break and continued breakinr az
tne creek shows. the food as long as
lne ulsclpIes kept dividing the food
among the people. Had the discinIes
ceased to give to the needy, the muI-
cnn%i,;o u wouid have lacked. The one
vas distribution. SO that the food kent
Delng multiplied through djv;sinn
Nothlng Is given to US except to in, =
par. 70 others Only when ali were
sSppneo did Jesus command that thev
should think of saving the fraoments
In saving the waste they fond tha;
.ney mad twelve provision haskats
Whlcn probably each one of the anns
s oes carried: remaining after the wants
es es, az i nad been supplied. The great
! tnat he accumulated his fnrt,,n gu s.
saving what other men wasted Tbers
Guiu oe no difficulty in feedinI ~ y
unrse and one-half million" hein,ass
49, ing. children in Europe and ths
the indescrihe mhe no haIoday are in danger Of
tion or death due to the terr;t.i, va
ot diseases that follows fs .rain
the Ioilowers of Christ wonid an
al' Iad rsxs ., snenr a, plenty to the Lord. Tba q
Jesus dismissed His discin1as
perceived that the multit,S. ior ne
SO impressed by the miracIs ,t..re
| they had witnessed, provia;, w"lcn
tneir wants that they wera tor
f. niheo 70 make Him king. He kne,,
! that the disciples would he s,
tnetic In such a movement az ~
1ney ever became entanpled IN -
ponticai movement their work .s
leaders In the establishment ~ -
Kingdom of God would be destr,,'aS
When He had disn issed the multit,S.
he retired to secluded place whera
in prayer, He secured a restoration
/ OF HIS energies and obtained addod
/, power to resist the temptat ation which
He had mastered in the wiIdernas.
! He was prepared. after His season ~
| prayer. for the decisive crisis ne ~.
| morrow, when He would ref,,sa ths
royal rank which the excited MI
I'titude would offer to Him.
While He prayed He watcbna u;,
dlsclpies. whose progress had been
| retarded by the winds and waves. He
never forgets His own. They had NOT
| expected Him to come to their rescue
out after they had gone about thirtv
| furlongs they were afraid when thew
saw Him approaching them upon the
sea. His assurance that they should
be of good cheer. because IL was
their Lord approaching them promnt:
ed Peter to request that he might he
permitted to come unto Him upon the
water. When Christ consented the
! apostle started toward Jesus, walk
ing as the Master did upon the water
while he kept looking at the Lord
When Peter turned his eyes away
from. the Christ and commenced to
think of his personal danger ne soon