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mit Verses 40, 41 -(ioldcu Text,
i, 4‘4—Commentary by the .lev. D. M.
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85. “And in the morning, rising up a great
while before day, He went out, and departed
into a solitary place, and there prayed.”
And so we find Him again at the close of
lesson, after healing the leper; “Me with¬
drew Himself into the wilderness and
prayed.” (Luke v, l(i.) When the Lord sent
Ananias to Saul of Tarsus lie said concern¬
ing him, “Dehold ho prayeth” (Acts ix, 11);
but what are we to say of this man, the Lord
Ilimself, who is ever going to some lonely
place to pray, sometimes continuing all
night, and sometimes rising up before
Luke speaks of seven different occasions on
which He is found praying (Luke iii, 21; v,
10; vi, 12; ix, 18, 29; xi, 1; xxii, 41, 44),
but if ever man prayed without ceasing
it was this Man, and if ever man
needed not to pray 7 , we would think
it was this Man, for lie was God
manifest in the flesh. Now if He found it
necessary to be alone and in communion
with His Father in Heaven so much; if
deemed it more important than rest for the
body, what conclusion can we come to. but
that we aro wonderfully unlike Him and not
sensible of our need nor very intimately ac¬
quainted with our Father in Heaven? A
preme and ail consuming desire to know the
love and power of God and walk in fellow¬
ship with Him as His faithful representatives
here on earth would sure y send us to our
knees and on our faces before God
often and more earnestly; if we have it not,
let us seek tiil we obtain it. that we may
more like Jesus and more in sympathy with
Him in seeking lost souls,
8(5. “Simon, and they that were with Him,
followed after Him.” Not to pray with Him,
but to find Him for those who were seeking
Him. It is a practical and pertinent question
for those who have found Jesus and are
by Him, “do I now seek Him and walk with
Him that I may be happy 7 , or that I may
learn through Ilim to win others to Him
they too may be blessed?” The last is surely
me highest aim, but the self in us is more apt
to seek personal blessing than to bo a bless
ing to.others. Jesus pleased not Himself, nor
sought His own will or glory; oh, to be
like Him.
87. “When they 7 had found Him they said
unto Him, all seek for Thee.” Seeing that
Ho bad power over devils and disease, that
lie healed all freely and spoke such wonder¬
ful words and with such authority, they were
irresistibly drawn to Him; but if they had
only known who He really was, does it not
seem as if they 7 would have worshiped
Him in truth? The disciples, not finding liim
in the house vflhen they rose in the morning,
went out and sought till they found Him.
88. “and He said unto them, let us go into
the next towns that I may preach there also,
for therefore came I forth.” In Luke iv, 48,
He says, ‘;I must preach the Kingdom of God
to other cities also, for therefore am I sent.”
In verses 14, 15 of this chapter it is written
lie preaches that the Kingdom of God
at hand, and that they should repent and
believe the gospel. The time being fulfilled,
Dan} had come to set up Che kingdom spoken of
ii, 44, and elsewhere; these miracles
which He wrought were His credentials, as
prophets had foretold (Isa. xxxv, 5,6; lxi,
He must make it known in all Israel, for
He camo forth from the Father, sent by Him
as sou of David, son of Abraham, according
to Matthew’s gospel, and as the servant
of God, according to this gospel.
39. “And He preached in their synagogues,
throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.”
Matthew say’s that He preached the gospel of
the kingdom and healed all manner of sick¬
ness and disease (Matt, iv, 23). What a king
dom it will be when the devil and all his de¬
mons are cast out forever, when the inhabit
ant shall no more say “I am sick,” when
there shall be no more death, nor pain, nor
sorrow, for He, this same Jesus, shall have
subdued all things unto Himself, and the m-
heritancc lost, tl; rough Adam’s sin shall bo
imoro than restored through Jesus Christ,
|spread Hallelujah! what a Saviour! do let us
abroad Ilis fame.
40. “And there came a leper to Him, be*
seeching Him, an 1 kneeling down. to Him.”
d^froa'Ttomowtoia that**t!ihi* Q :
name to Him (Matt, viii, 1, 2>. Luke ni' ;
that the man was full of leprosy, and that
he fell on his face and besought Him (Luko
v, 12). A poor outcast, shut away from
homo and kindred, full of this most loath¬
some of all diseases that sinful llesh
seems heir to, an utterly hopeless
case ns far as human help is eon
corned, by a slow doomed but sure decay to of' ‘ihowhSo !»dy;
ho makes bold to como near to this man with
the wonderful power, for whether it was by
hearing tho sermon on too .aount or by
healing which Jesus bud wrought, ho bus
somo way become possessed of such faith in
Him that he cries: “Lord, if Thou wilt.
Thou canst make mo clean!” (Matt, viii, 2;
Luke v, 12.) Ho is sure that Jesus has tho
power to cleanse him; he has firm faith as to
that matter, and so he just easts himself at
Jesus’ feet,* virtually say ing:, “Lord, if I
rise up again o. leper, it is because you refuse
to heal me, tor i believe you aro more than
man, and can heal me if you only wj.il; so 1
cast myself on your mercy.”
41. “And Jesus, moved with compassion,
pat forth His hand and touched him, end
saith unto him, 1 will; be thou clean.” Five
times in the Psalms tho Lord is said to i;e
full of compassion, Ps. lxxviii, 38; lxxxvi, 15;
exi, 4; cxii, 4; cxlv, 8; tho same word being
translated “merciful” in eight other places,
tho first of which is Ex. xxxiv, <>, where wo
learn tho uenuo of tho Lord; and he being
full of compassion, could not help having
compassion on this leper. He even puts forth
His hand and touches him, for lie is not
afraid; but best of all, lie says “I will.” O
what a thrill of joy indescribable must have
gone through and through this poor uru>.
42. “As soon as lie had spoken, immedi¬
ately the leprosy 7 departed from word him and he
was cieanted.” With tho came tho
health, and instantly the man was whole.
43,44. “See thou say nothing to any man. of
The reason of this charge and tho result
the man’s disobeying it is seen in tho next
verse. “Shew thyself to the priest.” Jesus
did not como to destroy but to fulfill the law.
45. “Jesus would no more openly enter
into the city, but was without in desert
places.” This was tho result of the man’s
blazing abroad the matter. Oh, for thou¬
sands of such publishers of glad t idings as this
leper; then would the Gospel tho soon glorious bo
preached to every creature and
kingdom come. We aro commanded to tell
it to every creature, but from the conduct of
Christians generally we might supposo they
had received the command given to tins leper
and were diligently obeying it. quarter.”
“They camo to Him from every
Only let us hold up Jesus in all Ins loveli¬
ness, and people will como to Him today 7 , for
He has Said, “I, if I bo lifted up from the
earth, will draw all men unto me.”
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