Matthew 15:37; Matthew 15:39. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
And if the women and children bore any proportion to most congregations they would make a larger number than the men. And then comes the finish, "And he sent away the multitude." You and I if we had done this, would have let them stop for an hour while somebody proposed and somebody else seconded a vote of thanks for this good dinner that they had had, but He fed them, and then he sent away the multitude and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala. May we learn Our Lord’s blessed absence of self-seeking!
This exposition consisted of readings from Matthew 15.; and Psalms 42.
Matthew 15:37; Matthew 15:39. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
And if the women and children bore any proportion to most congregations they would make a larger number than the men. And then comes the finish, "And he sent away the multitude." You and I if we had done this, would have let them stop for an hour while somebody proposed and somebody else seconded a vote of thanks for this good dinner that they had had, but He fed them, and then he sent away the multitude and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala. May we learn Our Lord’s blessed absence of self-seeking!
This exposition consisted of readings from Matthew 15.; and Psalms 42.