Luke 5:1-3 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed on him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,… What could have been the wonderful secret power by which the great Prophet of Galilee drew all men after Him? 1. One simple and very intelligent element in it was the way in which he recognized the wholeness of human nature, that, at the bottom, peer did not differ from peasant, nor monarch from villager. 2. And not only did He recognize the wholeness of human nature, hut also its many diversified needs. 3. He was sinless, and yet He never had a harsh word for the sinners — provided they were not hypocrites. 4. He had the tenderest feelings for those who enjoyed fewest opportunities. 5. He recognized the natural or social wants which are common to all men. Feeding five thousand; making wine at wedding. 6. He disdained no man.APPLICATION. Oh that God would give us grace to preach fully, faithfully, wisely, lovingly this gospel in the spirit, and with the simplicity and abounding sympathy with which it was first preached in the cities and on the mountain slopes and by the lake shores of Galilee; and then I believe the people would be found pressing to hear it as they pressed then. (Bishop Fraser.) Parallel Verses KJV: And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, |
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