Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-16
+ GOLDEN TENT: "ThOu cans
make me clean" Mark 1:40.

GuLDEN TENT: InOu cans
make me clean" Mark 1:40.
And in the morning, rising up
great while before day, He went out
and departed into solitary place
and was there praying"
What? Jesus finding it neces
sary to get up early, and go alone
and nray?
If any one needed rest He did. He
had been teaching in the synagogue
at Capernaum on the Sabbath day
and all were astonished, for He
taught as one having authority
Here was no ordinary teacher: there
was something about Him that was
different; those who Heard Him fell
that strange thing that comes wher
YOU hear one who knows that he
knows and makes you know that lie
knows. People who have heard such
teacher talk about him, and it was
not long before the fame of this
Matchless Teacher spread through
out all the region round about Gal
lilee
? But that only added to His re
sponSlb1nty, and made the draft on
4. HIS energies the heavier. To add
10 1t all, a man, demon possessed,
mad come into the synagogue on this
particular Sabbath and lad cried out;
Let us alone; what have we to do
= with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth ?
Art thou come TO destroy us?
Know thee who thou art, ,tke Holy
One of God" And when at a word
from Jesus the demon had come out
OF the man and left him perfectly
normal, fame knew no bounds.
Then going home with Peter, He
had healed Peters wifes mother; de.
ktroying again the works of the dew
y. From that time on the people
= pressed about Him. Peters rome
became the most popular clinic in
town; all kinds of diseases were
brought there, and the victims went
away in full health Particularly
striking were the cases of demon.
possession that were relieved. Jesus
exhibited perfect mastery over the
demons, ordering them to come out
4 and not to speak because He didn't
h0esre TIER testimony.
es, Jesus had every right 10 have
a good nights rest that night. but
very early in the morning, a great
"hile before sun-up, He arose and
went out into a solitary place, and
was there praying, when Peter and
oihers found Him, after some
search. '1'e
wv ny dld lie get up and go out and
pray instead of sleeping as long as
sf1e could? 1t couldn't have been he.
ause lie had any sins to confess.
oeeus never confessed any~sin. nor
siio"ed any regrets-He had no sins
" confess. He had made no mic.
.ahes 70 regret. 1t couldn't have
peen that the vast crowds tho 49,
'peIore had taxed His resourcas 10y
lie rad to go out to recharpe ~ r,q
Mhen the woman with tho iSs,ia ~,
49, toucned the hem of His gar.
cd ~ - ldtef years, He had realiz.
Hin. a. strength had gone out of
, ouC ire greatest draft on Hiu
them. o' nave depleted
NOV was not this the reason? He had
arna VII marvellous success in Can.
ovar IN tn his teaching, His mower
ever,, lemons, His ability to heat
Hin, ! aSe mat was brought to
larH 'S mace Him immensely POM.
nor,,1 lau lie realized the danger or
to h. 81 ti il9' IL was so easy for Hin,
wori-o ,iioosnt OF merely as a wonder
turned ~ nave the peoples hearte
lje,tiI rom Ills real mission M
he Couid not withstand Him hmt
1e5s-t IS ~ pe able to outwit Him
1east he would try. at
~, ~ ~ was absolutely necessar,, o..
tbe ooh OF man to get away fro ~,
to hra aowu' TO get alone with Ca
boa1i - e" me anew the atmosphere of
ana - 20 get true persnectiva
enn pl3perIy evaluate the exner;-
enoe u yesterday. In Gods nres.
~ E Zone and in fellowship with
h. a'ler' earth's defiline tonch
,onos necessary for Him how
-. oealy IN such a time of nrava,.
you ana for me! And it is nnost
CO. atler a period of spiritual enc.
AZ we need the quiet place and
trno tiy morning hour to get a
perspective and evaluate orr
a. Ieices properly. Such A time
d.. ued every day for us-to rem.
ltn deflling touch inert to
- oVe the stains of yesterday. and
n nv ecnarge our spiritual batteries
aho,s "eoly TO the days conflict
COIillIl Qdl DrHNer-tbnt
~. beng always in tune with Cod
VII not take its place. The nIaco
vi quiet secret prayer is necessart,
TO the continuance of the constart
prayer life. Have YOU been neelect-
ing 1t? viii you begin again? To.
Feter led the hunt for Him and
they finally found His safe and sura
retreat 1t was rather in tone of
Tenuke that they said: Everybody is
looking for you! -
Iheh' said Jesus, Let us 60. These
folks are just looking for a wonder.
worker That is only a side issue
WITH me; 1 must preach in Other
60, for therefore came [ forth
Durlng the tour through Gallilee
he preached and cast out demons
These were the two OUTSTANDING
things in His ministry now-nro,
claiming the truth and manifest.
Ing His power over the devil. Some
where along the way leper came to
Him, beseeching Him, and kneeling
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