Article June 13, 1953 Issue

WORK AND SUPPLY

FREDERIC E. EARLE

John records in his Gospel the story of the disciples who fished all one night and caught nothing. Yet in the morning at Jesus' command to cast their net on the right side their net was filled. Why should this toil all night have been unproductive and yet with exactly the same material conditions be astonishingly productive after Jesus' directive? The change evidently came as a result of obedience to the command to cast the net on the right side.

Many a person struggling with lack, whether a man in business or a woman in the home, would like to follow Jesus' command and cast his net on the right side, if only he could understand how this is done. Yet there is no mystery or secret about the method. Many incidents and statements in the Old and New Testaments enlighten us on this subject. Jesus' teachings are definite and explicit. In this age Mary Baker Eddy's revelation of Christian Science, given in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," clears away the mists that have seemed to obscure the availability and practicability of the Master's leadership. Two of Jesus' statements that illustrate his teachings on this subject of supply are as follows (Matt. 6:33): "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you," and (Luke 6:38): "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again." From these two passages one can see that the demonstration of supply indicates a state of consciousness; it stems from love of God and love for our brother man.

To the student of Christian Science these words and works of Jesus are spiritually illuminated by Mrs. Eddy's revelation of the allness of God, Love; of man's purity and perfection as His image and likeness; and of the nothingness of matter and the illusive and unreal nature of a mortal burdened with weakness and failure, with sin and sickness.

Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.

Send a comment to the editors
NEXT IN THIS ISSUE
Article
WALKING WITH GOD
June 13, 1953
Contents

We'd love to hear from you!

Easily submit your testimonies, articles, and poems online.

Submit