Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-18
BY REV. HUGH T. STEVENSON.
TWO MIRACLES OF POWER.
Mark ABS; $40.
Golden text--Who then is this.
that even the wind and the sea
obey Him? Mark 44l.
Perplexing problems concerning mir

Perplexing problems concerning mir
acles are all solved by correct answer
to the question of the disciples. stated
in our golden text. Who then is this,
that even the wind and sea obey Him."
The personality OF the Master Is the
foundation Of the Christians faith.
When one accepts Jesus as their Lord
and Savior and sees in the unknown
factor OF the life loft lClhlris.. His Deity.
then the difficulties are all settled. No
other answer can satisfactorily explain
His miracles of power The two assign
ed for our consideration today ought TO
help us see the Deity OF Jesus. that He
always kept in the background. but
without which His career and character
connot be satisfactorily explained.
Our Lords mastery over nature was
an evidence that He was the Messiah
sent from God. The epoch making Ca
reers OF Moses, Elijah and Christ were
marked by the performance of miracles
In all the mighty works of the Master.
He Is not represented las working won-
ders TO astonish men," but all His
marvellous works were performed TO help
bring peace TO troubled souls. Jesus re-
ferred to His miracles as an evidence of
His character. We ought from our
study OF the Two Miracles OF Power" in
this weeks lesson get a vision OF the
personal power Of the Savior and come
to see In Him the source OF help and
healing in all the troubles OF life.
The miracles testify TO Chrlst's per-
sonality. power and purpose by their
revelations Of His Deity The steady
order and revelation OF nature testifies
to the continuous presence and power In
~f H. L..
live. move and have our being The
men who in their spiritual blindness fail
to see that God Is in the world require
some experience. whose cause must be
OF supernatural character, TO enable
them TO grasp the evidence OF the
working OF divine energy in the world
Without the power OF God working out
His plans We would never have existed
and the universe would never have come
into being. Our own life Is itself
miracle. Nature Is full of the mighty
wonders OF Gods will and works.
Shilling the Stormy Sea.
Our lesson opens at the close OF one
OF the record days In the career of our
Lord. He had Just completed a stren-
uous day OF parabolic teaching on the
west coast OF the Sea Of Galiiee, that
WAS the subject OF last weeks study.
and evidently In an effort TO secure
rest had proposed To the apostles that
they cross over to the east side In their
boat. They made the start at once
and during their journey encountered
one OF the great windstorms that are
OF frequent occurrence upon that
body OF water, due to Its peculiar loca-
ton. George Adam Smith points out
that THE atmosphere for the most
part hangs still and heavy. but the
cold currents. as they pass from the
west are sucked down In vortexcs Of
air. or by the narrow gorges that break
upon the lake" that is 600 feet below
the level OF the Mediterranean. The
temperature Of the Sea or Lake OF
Gaiilee draws down the cold air from
the mountains through the gorges and
valleys which serve as tunnels. max
Ing the lake dangerous at such times.