The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-02-03

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GOLDEN TEXT am the bread of life:
ne 15 ma" ba t ,,.l 10 me saaH never h"naef
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Hungry, That word describes the
crying need OF The greater rart Of
the worlds POPULATION. Men who
have Wanted Themselves because of
their ability and ingenuity have
brought the nations Of the earth into
such awful confusion that even God S
abundant provision cannot reach the
mccoy ones.
God IS concerned about mans
physical need just as truly as He is
about spiritual needs. This story
brings Christianity into action on
level that all will appreciate-the
need OF food for the body. 1t works
there as it does everywhere.
The supply Of every need of man
IS God. My God shall supply all
your neeo accordm2 to his riches IN
SIory pF CnrlSt Jesus (PhlI 4l9).
CouhIeSS CHRISTIANS have found It
10 be true that we may trust God
coIlPIe'eIy-aho Tor everything.
Inc stories of the feeding Of the
two grounS OF people show the wrong
and the right attitude toward mans
need: In two approaches to the
problem the disciples were wrong.
Then Christ showed them the right
way.
l. They Can Take Care o. Their
Own Need (G:35, $50.
Send them awav"-that was the
plea of the djsciplcs whom the multi
tude of those who had followed Him
became hungry. The people were
there because they were interested
in Christ. They had come in a hurry
". 33) and had not brought food,
The problem was on the disciples
hands, and they sought the easiest
way out. Let them shift for them
selves" Send them awav."
The church has followed the;r av-
ample in DEALING with tbn cociaI
problems of the peop1o down throuoh
the wears. The result is that hni9o
denied fellowship comfort and hoIn
by a church which was foo busv
building ND a vast oroani7a+ion or
a beautiful order of vorebin tho
common neopIe have roenond-
ed to the appeal of noIjtic3} leaders
who have provided = substitute for
what the church should have owen
them.
When Jesus put uDon them thc d.
rect resporsihilitv IA feed tho Dnon,o
the disciples CHANGED lhcir .ssr.qen',
and said
II. We ShouId Like 10 Helm. but
We Cannot (G:30.
Reckoning hastily on what . small
bow had brought for his hnrh (tr1e+
an alert bow 10 be readvY tbo
disciplos soon demonstrated tl,at II
was innossibIc 70 ford tL;e aroa%
fhrono (coe similar roaeoniTo IN
Mark 8:4
Logic is such a devastating thino
when if oDcr9tes apart from faith IN
God They we're absolutely riobt in
their reasoning and in their ca1cn,a-
tions. but thew had forgotten the ono
factor that really counfcd Jcsr}e was
there. and Jesus is God. and Cod
is omnipotent,
AS we face the need of the world
now and after the war we wonder
how the nponIes Of Other lands can
be fed without donrivjno orr own
land of what if needs # is . oreat
nroblem and we ouoh+ IN nra0 for
those who nust work with if
Ru+ LET rs not FORGET that all tba+
we have comes from Cod and that
He is able to do "exccedina ahun-
dainty above 2I that we ask or
think, (F,ph 800 The Christ who
multiplied the Ioavps and fishes ;e
orr Living Lord TODAY. and ready and
able 70 do if ap2in
iii. Jesus Said. ~ Have Com
passion On the Multitude" 6 38-44
8:1-9).
He started right Instead Of shu+-
ting His heart AGAINST the tender de-
sire to help, He LET His love for
the peopIe control Then instead Of
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