_So David waxed greater and greater; for the Lord of hosts was with him _ DAVID’S PROSPERITY I. God is the true source of prosperity. II. God determines the real nature of prosperity. III. God fixes the exact time of prosperity. (_J. Wolfendale._) GOD’S FAVOUR HELPFUL TO PROSPERITY When I resi... [ Continue Reading ]
_Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David._ THE WATER OF THE WELL OF BETHLEHEM This incident, although it rests upon a basis of conspicuous bravery, evidently owes its cardinal importance to far deeper considerations. Some might be tempted to think that David’s conduct in po... [ Continue Reading ]
_The son of a valiant man of Kabzeel._ VALIANT MEN If we are to expect the virtues of the fathers repeated in the sons, what wonderful progress the ages ought to have seen? It is a marvellous fact that whatever a father may be able to bequeath to his children he is unable to give them the informati... [ Continue Reading ]
_And he slew an Egyptian._ THE SPIRITUAL SLAUGHTER We too are called upon to slay, to destroy and to overthrow. Are we anxious to slay a lion? 1. There is a lion to be fought by every man--Satan (1 Peter 5:8). We are called upon to fight against-- 2. Self-indulgence. 3. Worldly fashion. 4. Wor... [ Continue Reading ]