Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VI, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATlCNkL CERES, AUG. g.

Stearns.
4. "That night the word of the Lord
pame unto Nathan David had son
balled Nathan, in whose line was Mary,
/ he mother Of our Lord (QI Sam Y, IA;
Luke iii, 81, but this is another Nathan,
|who was u prophet in the time of David
hnd is first mentioned in verse 2 of this
chapter and aftcrward over 20 times in
this book and in l Kings. The greatest
|thing about him was that he was mes
senger for God. In verse 3, however, he
seems to have given a message from him
self which was not in accord with the
mind of God. To be always under the con-
troll of the spirit of God and speak only
the words of God, and do only the things
|of God is life that was seen only in our
Lord Jesus Christ
g. $50 and toll My servant David, Thus
saith the Lord" Again in verse 8 the
Lord says, "My servant David, - and in
verses 1921, 1929, David speaks of him
'kelf ten times as "Thy servant" In lisa.
xiii, /, God says of His Son, "Behold my
|6ervant" To be whole hearted bond
servant of the Lord Jesus Christ is the
highest position in the line of work for
God that He can enjoy. AS to fellowship
land real communion, we arc His friends,
but as to service may we be true servants.
6. II have not dwelt in any house since
the time that brought up the children Of
Israel out of Egypt" AS David dwelt in
his house of cedar and had rest from all
his enemies he contrasted his surround
|ings with those of the ark of God
dwelling in tent and had it in
his heart to build house for the ark.
Nathan word, "Do all that is in thine
heart for the Lord is with thee, " was very
Encouraging, but the Lord is now talking
differently to David. The wisdom of the
best of men is not always the wisdom of
God, and many a work that looks good is
1not u part of Gods plan, or if it is tho
time has not come for it.
7. "Spakc l word with any of the
tribes, saying, Why build We not me an
house of ccdar?' it is not for the servant
Ito suggest to his Lord what should or
should not be done The servant is to be
willing and obcdient' and ready to do
Whatsoever our Lord tho King shall APP
point" lisa. j, 49, II Sam. XIV, 49,. If we
thus hold ourselves ready to walk in His
ways, that is all He asks Of us.
s. / took thee from following the sheep
to be ruler over my people, over Israel"
1t is well to remember whom we were and
what we were when God called us. 1t is
Iwell to continue little in our own sight
'and never think anything of ourselves.
When called TO special service for God, we
must bear in mind VINO calls us CT took
thee'D, and that He has in view for us
some special work In this case it was to
be ruler over Israel"
9. "And l was with thee and have cut
off all thine enemies and have made thee a
great name" Sec how God did every
thing, and every fundamentally was sim
Iply that which God saw fit to use What
ever was done He was the door of it (Gen.
xxXiX, 22). l rejoice to believe that God
has a prepared life for each of His children
and prepared service for every moment
. of that life Clph ii, 10), and if we are only
willing and cheerfully subject to Him He
. will work it all out to glorious consum-
nation.
10. Moreover, I will appoint place for
my people Israel and will plant them, j."
etc. The fact that when they are thus
planted they will move no moro nor be af-
ficted any more is in perfect accord with
many similar statements such as Jer.
+ XXI, 3o-40; xxi, Al Amos tx, Is, and
still awaits fulfllment. All events which
to us may seom ard may be far in the fu-
! ture are to Him, who sees the end from
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