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stroy but must seek to save.—Pierson. That spirit is always fatal to advance ment in the school of Christ. Our petty ambitions close the door and win dows of our souls and the heavenly light can find no entrance.—Jowett. Those who would build high must remain low. —Sel. The Lord uses those most who see themselves little in their own eyes. —Cole. v. 47. Jesus perceiving. If disciples would bear it in mind how He knows their hearts, they would be more care ful about their conduct and conversa tion by the way. (Ps. 39:1-4; Heb: 4:13; Rev. 2 :23 ).—Torrey. v. 48. Whosoever shall receive this child. When we grow away from child- likeness we are in a decline. The lowly make great discoveries. To them the earth is full o f, God’s glory.— Jowett. We must distinguish between childish ness and childlikeness. Only childlike souls can tame and conquer the beast. (Is. 11 :6 ). Let us welcome simple and holy souls and be ourselves of that class. Devo. Com. He that is least among you. The world’s greatness is measured by authority and lordliness but divine greatness is a meek and gentle in fluence.—Chadwick. The greatness of lowliness to which we are called, is His own greatness. He came not to be min istered unto but to minister.—Expos. Bible. He who sits nearest the dust sits nearest heaven.—A. Gray. The world knows nothing of its greatest men.—H. Taylor. A great man is one who is made so by service for others. T. Wil son. No really great man ever thought himself so.—Hazlitt. A solemn and re ligious regard to spiritual and eternal things is an indispensable element o( all true greatness.—D. Webster. No man has come to true greatness who has not felt in some degree that his life belongs to his race and that what God gives him He gives him for mankind.— P. Brooks. v. 49. John answered. If you are
having a dispute, just tell Jesus about it and be sure you tell it straight.^ Torrey. This sudden answer seems to have been suggested by the word “in my name” (v. 48) which Jesus had just used.—Camb. Bible. We forbade him. There is a subtle comfort in telling an other man to sit down. That is what some sects are doing all the week long. A. man boasts of never having been absent from his own church for forty years. What a ridiculous little man he must be!—People’s Bible. He follow- eth not with us. It were better to be of no church than to be bitter for any. Penn. The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of Christian work ers and dreads nothing so much as their charity and patience.—Sel. v. 50. Forbid him not. This is worthy of thoughtful consideration by those sectarians who would rather men would be lost than that other denomina tions should get into a choice field first. God speed any man who is casting out devils in Jesus’ name. There will be enough left to occupy all our time and strength.—Torrey. Let us cultivate large hearted charity toward those who really cast out demons though they be not of our school.—Meyer. Christ does not say this man should not have “fol lowed with” them but teaches how he was to be regarded though he did not— as a reverer of His name and promoter of His cause. This condemns not only those horrible attempts by force to shut up all within one visible pale of dis- cipleship, but the same spirit in its milder form of proud ecclesiastic scowl upon all who do not worship as they do.— J. F. & B. He who is not against us. (See Phil. 1 :18 ). The comple mentary but not contradictory truth to this is, “He who. is not with me is against me.” (Mt. 12:30). 'Neutral ity is sometimes as deadly as opposi tion. (Judges 5 :23 ).—Farrar. v. 5It When the time was come. There was a fixed time for the suffering
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