Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-22

very works that I do, bear witness of
me, that the Eather hath sent. me.")
The Lord Jesus has a genius for
seeking and finding the person who
most needs his mercy and, grace.
Many things might have kept him oc-
cupied as the temple when he went
up to- the annual feast at Jerusalem,
but he sought out the needy and af-
flicted cripples at the healing spring
of Bethesda, and found one who had
been helpless for 38 years, and gave
special attention to him.
Human Sc!fishncsS Pictured.
What a picture of The worlds sell
fiShneSs is revealed to us in this help
less cripplc's complaint, when Jesus
asked him, "Wouldst thou be made
whole?" "The sick man answered him
Sir, / have no man, when the waite
i troubled. TO put mo into tho pooi
but While I am coming, another stcl
pcth down before NC" How pathoti
is this view of human hctplcssncs
in the midst of human heartie5sncof
How il Is rcbukcd by Christ'a eoin
out OF his way to T. q the "help OF tn
hclpless"! The world is full OF help
less and needy folk awaiting the corn
ing Of those who have Christs spirit
of pity and hclpfulness. Jesus saith
unto him, Arise, take up thy bed an(
walk. And straightway the man was
made whole, and took UP his bed an6
walked" That his healing was spirit
ual as we'll as physical must be i'm
piled from Jesus words to him a bit
later on finding him in the temple:
Behold, thou art made whole: sin
no more, lest "a worse thing befall
thee" ~
An Array of Witnesses
When opposition arose against
Jesus for doing this healing on the
sabbath, Jesus rebuked their unbe-
lief in the face of q tremendous
weight of evidence from five concur,
rent lines of testimony: Cd the testi-
mony of John the Baptist: eye have
sent unto John, and he hath borne
witness unto the truth; (2) the tes-
timOny of his miracles: "the very
works that ! do bear witness of me-
that the Father hath sent me-" 90
the testimony of his Father: "the
Father which sent me, he hath borne
witness of me-" (D the testimony of
the scriptures: eye search the scrip
lures, and these are they that bear
witness of me-; and 90 the testi-
mony of Moses: IF we believed Moses,
| we would believe me; for he wrote of
me- What court or jury could dis
hn -
| five such competent witnesses? Has
Jesus of Nazareth won a favorable
| verdict from you?
Bread Enough and to Spare
me second miracle Of mercy in our
lesson came a year after the first,
upon the occasion Of another pass
over, when great multitudes gathered
ABOUT Jesus to see his miracles and
near his words. It was a desert place,
the hour was late and the crowds
were hungry. Philip, looking the
crowd over, estimated that $35 would
not suffice to give each of the thous-
ands morsel. Andrew surveyed their
resources of five barley loaves and
TWO small fishes, and apologized for
even mentioning "these among so
many. But neither Philip nor An
drew had counted Christ, and no APP
pralsal of life's problems is correct
that leaves Christ out of the reckon
ing Adding machines have no key
laheled Christ" That's why we need
more than adding machines! But
Chrlst took the loaves and the fish,
and having given thanks, distributed
20 them. AS much as they would
ana gathering up the fragments that
remained that nothing he lost" they
liiled IL baskets with broken pieces
whlch remained over unto them that
I had eaten"