Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-24
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON
Golden Text: ST Am With You All
the Days, Even Unto the End of the
a 90 Matt 1R:GG.
For March 27-att. 20.
BY DIR. MARION NH. HULL

Golden Text: ST Am With You All
the Days, Even Unto the End OF the
Age" Matt. $3.50.
Can"you appreciate the utter de-
spair of those who had followed
Jesus as they saw Him hanging dead
upon the cross? They had seen Him
do so many mighty works that they
must have hoped even to the last
that He might yet deliver Himself
from the power of His enemies but
alas, there He Was-dead! Crucltled
between two notorious criminals, and
accursed as one who hung upon a
Roman gibbet. A few of the women
still waited around, on the outskirts !;
but John and James, and Andrew and
Their Lord was dead; their hopes
blasted. They had staked their all,
and all was lost.
Joseph of Arimathaea, one of the
Sanhedrim, and Nicodemus, another
of the rulers, both secret disciples,
came forward now. They had be
lieved, but they had not participated
because they had not put up anything.
May be that is why they rallied from
the shock sooner than the others.
At any rate the death of Jesus had
emboldened them to show themselves
His friends now. They buried
the DOuy Ol Hill WIlOlIl IIlCy ll1u oN
cretly worshipped, putting it in Je-
seph's new tomb. And the women
saw the location.
1t had to be done hurriedly, for he
He had died at p. m, and all had
to be done before p. m. when the
Sabbath began. But in that time
Joseph had visited the palace, Sc
cured Pilates consent, returned to
Calvary and taken the body from
fnT hn1
the stone in front of the opening.
According to the commandment
the women had rested on the Sab
bath, but very early in the morning
at sunrise on Sunday morning the
first day of the week, they had come
to the tomb to finish the embaImlne
of the body which they had been pre-
vented from doing by the shortness
of the time on Friday afternoon.
Better Than They Expected
They were Mary Magdalene, anC
| lone, with some others who had come
| seeking Jesus-seeking the place
where His dead body had been lain
seeking it that they might honor it
| On the way they had been wondering
who would roll away the stone fol
them, not knowing that It had beer
sealed and guarded by Pilates sol
| diers. But when they reached there
| the stone had been rolled away, ant
an angel in dazzling garments sal
on it. The sight frightened them
But he spoke, BE not afraid; W
seek Jesus which was crucified He is
not here. He is risen, as He said
Go tell His disciples that they meet
Him in Galilee."
angel said. What they expected to
find was the lifeless body of the
One whom they had learned to love,
to whom they had looked for com
fort and strength, and upon whom
they were depending for the deliver
ance from a bondage that was bit
ter to every Jew. They did not find
| this, but-an empty tomb? Yes, an
empty tomb, but far more; for not
many moments after Jesus Himself
umphantly--"All hail" He had as
cended to the Father and was back
to welcome them; and now allowed
them to grasp His feet and worship
Him-a thing He had not allowed
Mary Magdalene to do a short time
before.
All! That is search that is al
Jesus you will surely find Him, and
find far more than you had expect
ed What are you looking for when
you go to seek Jesus? Is it just that
you may find one who will give you
health a SHE did SO many in Cali
lee? Are you seeking Him for peace
in time Of storm such as He gave
when tossed on the turbulant lake
Are you seeking Him for power such
as He gave to those who had, no
9Th in Capernaum? Well, what
ever your object in seeking Him,
you may be sure that He has some
thing better to give you-and that
is, just Himself. How much better
20 tho nnonfV tomb than
the one they had left on Friday. How
much better to have found the empty
tomb than the one they had left on
Friday evening. How much better
to have found Him than even that
BLESSED body they. had seen mutilat-
ed and bleeding for them!
Obedience and BLESSING
We shall not dwell upon His other
appearances that day, to Mary, to
Peter, to the two going to Emmans.
on the one a week later to the eleven
we Heot skin With With Matthew to Galiiee,
There the disciples have gone IN ODE
dience to- His, command, and are
the hillsides that had been made
blessed by His presence in the past.
There were over 500 of them here
(for Matthew tells us that some
doubted" an dthis could not surely
neriences on the first two Lords
DAYS.
What more appropriate place tl'an
Galilee for such a gathering. MOST
of His work had been done there;
most Of His disciples lived there
all of the apostles. It was Galilee
that had been so wholly given over
to the Genti1es that it had become
a nickname for it-"Galilee of the
GentiIes." Matthew, the Galilean tax
gatherer. is the one who loves to
tell US about it. Tt had drifted away
from the Influence of the Jews, and
NAV he that is why it had turned so
readily to Jesus. SO it was in Cali
lee away from the hostile influences
Of the Jewish leaders that Fe had
told them to meet Him-and thew
have obeved "And Jesus came and
smoke unto them" The blessing of
His own presence came in the path
of their obedience.
Ahl how often do we find those
who want Jesus but who are not
willing to obey Him. Nor is there
or7y noseib7ity of them ever having
Him until they do obey implicitly and
completely. Dear heart. is there some
mountain in GaliIee where He has
appointed a tryst with You? Then,
why stay away longer? Obey now.
A17-AlI-All-A11
This is what He said when He
spoke to them. Cali power-all ma
tions-all things-all the days" At
His baptism He entered upon His
work as Prophet, one who should
,.1eak to men for God. On Calvary
fsSe en5e--ed upon His work as Priest,