_Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag._ GOOD MEN CENTRES OF LAWFUL ACTIVITY The good and the great draw others after them; they lighten and lift up all who are within reach of their influence. They are so many living centres of beneficent activity. Let a man of energetic and upright cha... [ Continue Reading ]
_And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David._ DAVID AND HIS VOLUNTEERS David, compelled to flee from his own country, and to hide himself from the malice of Saul, was eminently a type of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, in the days when He dwelt here among men, was despised and rejected o... [ Continue Reading ]
_And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David._ RECRUITS FOR KING JESUS I want to run a parallel between the case of David and that of our Lord Jesus Christ. I. Here is a very commendable example. Many of these men of Judah and Benjamin went to join themselves to Da... [ Continue Reading ]
_And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David._ RECRUITS FOR KING JESUS I want to run a parallel between the case of David and that of our Lord Jesus Christ. I. Here is a very commendable example. Many of these men of Judah and Benjamin went to join themselves to Da... [ Continue Reading ]
_Until it was a great host._ THE ACCUMULATION OF POWER It seems quite possible in the presence of this incident to find an easy statement of the law of the accumulation of power. The law may be stated thus: Persistent action in one direction brings, after a time, surprisingly added power for furth... [ Continue Reading ]
_Men that had understanding of the times._ WANTS OF THE TIME It is an important thing to understand the times in which we live, and to know what those times require (Esther 1:13; Matthew 16:3; Luke 19:44). Next to our Bibles and our own hearts our Lord would have us study our own times. I. The ti... [ Continue Reading ]
_Fifty thousand which could keep rank._ KEEPING RANK I. Our great want is more men who can keep rank. II. To keep rank implies practice--discipline. III. To keep rank in actual conflict requires old-fashioned valour. The great trouble in the Church to-day is the cowards. They do splendidly on par... [ Continue Reading ]
_All these men of war._ THE JOYOUS ENTERTAINMENT. I. The cause of joy. 1. United under one king. 2. A king chosen of God. 3. Universal loyalty to the chosen king. II. The manifestation of joy. 1. In unity of purpose. 2. In sincerity of feeling. 3. In social fellowship. III. The extent of t... [ Continue Reading ]