We thank thee, Saviour, that when all For us thou didst endure awhile, The Scriptures in that hour prevailed The tempter's might to quell ; The flesh, the world, the devil failedThe three-fold force of hell. Deeply on every heart engraved May thank thee for thy Word. LESSON SEVENTEENTH. LUKE IV. 14. JOHN II. 1-12. AND after his temp-ta-tion was end-ed, Je-sus re-turn-ed in the pow-er of the Spi-rit in-to Gal-ilee: and there went out a fame of him, through all the re-gi-on round a-bout. And the third day, there was a mar-ri-age in Ca-na of Gal-i-lee, and the moth-er of Jesus was there. And both Je-sus was call-ed and his dis-ci-ples, to the mar-ri-age. And when they want-ed wine, the moth-er of Jesus saith un-to him, "They have no wine." Je-sus saith un-to her, Wo-man, what have I to do with thee, mine hour is not yet come." His moth-er saith un-to the servants, "What-so-ev-er he saith un-to you, do it." And there were set there six wa-ter-pots of stone, af-ter the man-ner of the pu-ri-fying of the Jews, con-tain-ing two or three fir-kins a-piece. Je-sus saith un-to them, "Fill the wa-terpots with wa-ter," and they fill-ed them up to the brim. And he saith un-to them, "Draw out now, and bear un-to the gov-ern-or of the feast." And they bare it. When the rul-er of the feast had tast-ed the wa-ter that was made wine, and knew not whence it was (but the ser-vants which drew the wa-ter knew), the gov-ern-or of the feast call-ed the bride-groom, and saith un-to him, "Ev-er-y man at the be-gin-ning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine un-til now." This be-gin-ning of mi-ra-cles did Je-sus in Ca-na of Gal-i-lee, and man-i-fest-ed forth his glo-ry; and his dis-ci-ples believ-ed on him. Af-ter this he went down to Ca-per-na-um, he, and his moth-er, and his brethren, and his dis-ci-ples: and they con-tin-u-ed there not ma-ny days. QUESTIONS. After his temptation, where did Jesus go? In the power of the Spirit into Galilee. How did he prove himself the Son of God? He wrought miracles. What are miracles? Wonderful works which can only be performed by the power of God. What miracle have you read of to-day? At a marriage-feast in Cana of Galilee. Who alone can change the nature of anything? God. Who did Christ then prove himself to be, by turning water into wine? God. What did our Lord say to his mother when she told him there was no wine? 'Woman, what have I to do with thee, mine hour is not yet come." Why did he say this? To show that she was not to direct him when to perform miracles. What did his mother tell the servants? "Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it." What did Jesus desire the servants to do? |