The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-02
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson V. Third Quarter. Internalonal
Series, August ..

l. THAT may show him kindness for
Jonathan IS sake" David ia at rest In His
kingdom. reigning over all Israel and ex-
ecu,ing judgment and justice unto all his
people III Sam. vii, !; viii, io). Read In
Jer xiii, 3, u of "A King who on Dnvid's
throne, shall reign and prosper and exc
cute Judgment and Justice IN the earth
Jehovah tsidkenu. David had sworn TO
Jonathan that ho would show the kindness
of tho Lord to his house forever Il sam.
TX, l4-l7), and he would now keep his
word What wonderful word is this,
"the kindness OF God (see also worse 81.
1t Is TIE same word oftt!mes translated
mercy, and Also flowing kindness, ms
In Ps. xiii, o; XIV, g; kill, 0, etc, The
honor OF being u channel through which
tho loving kindness of God may be shown
TO others is given to every believer. see
II Cor. vi, 4; Col. iii, IL.
2, 3. Jonathan hath yet son which Is
lame on his feet " When the news came
OF his fathers death, he was little boy
years old. His nurse took him up to tleo
with him, and in her haste she let him
fall, thus causing him to he crippled for
life III Snm ~. ~. This story of the
king kindness to Mcphihoshoth for Jon
nthan's sake is very suggestive all through
of the love OF God to sinners. The man
was lamo through no fault of his own, and
| he was lamo ON both feet--could not walk
| Mt all All are sinners through Adam,
| and such sinners that in our flesh there
dwellcth no good thing (Rom. V, IL; vii,
| lS). II his name signifies AS some think,
shame proceeding from the mouth, " 1t is
very suggestive of Rom. Iii, 10; Math. XIV,
| 49,
| 4 "iIc is In tho house Of Machir, the
| son of Ammicl in lo-dobar." The name
of this place may signify mo pasturo''
and makes lis think OF the prodigal son,
! who, whom he had wasted all his living,
| would fnin have eaten the swines sood
! duke Ky, lG). Every sinner who stays
away from God and seeks to bless himself
in this world of no food for tho soul il
somewhat like Mephibosheth in Lo-debar
b. King David sent and fetched him. v
He did not send him word to como and 80,
him because he had good news for him,
but ho took means 10 bring him right into
his presence. Our David, blossod Lore
Jesus, does not toll us to make ourselvo,
1T to come 10 him, but knowing our In
curahlc lamcness lIo comes right to III
with His love and grace, and we helpless
creatures have only to receive Him and al
His love (Iohn l. l2).
q. He fol on his face and did reverence
and David said Mephlbosheth and no an
swcred, Behold thy servant" a SHINE
on his face before God is u hopeful sight
as conviction OF sin IS an essential to con
version, and nothing works conviction lik
the loving Kindness of God see Luke y
S; lisa. Vi, .; Job. Kill, b, q; Acts ix, ., &
David calling him Ivy namo makes us thinl
Of John Ky, 10, Jesus saith unto her
Mary
Z, Fear not for will surely show the
Kindness for Jonathan thy fathers sake.
SEQ the comfort, the restoration and tn
future provision contained In the words O
this verse. Tho perfect love OF God cast
ont all fear and enables us 10 sing lisa. 1ii
Q. We have restored in tho grace of 60
In Christ more than wo lost in Adam, an
He who spared not His own SON but dc
livered Him up for us all, Will with Hin
also freely give us all things.
$. "What is thy servant that tho
shouldst look upon such dead dog rs
amp As WE SEQ and believe the lovo {
God to us We become increasingly lille
| with sense OF our own unworthinoss. Z
decreasing estimate OF self is good grow,
In grace, rs whom Paul saw himself to
/ tho least Of the apostles, then less tina
tho least Of all saints, then chief OF sinners
: AS Christ Increases wo decrease,
o Il havo given unto thy masters so
all that pcrtaincd to Saul and Ia all h
Y house. II was all u grace, for all hn
boen forfeited. 80 with the sinner We LOT
4 all In Adam's sin, but God commended
e His love toward us in that while We wei
n yet sinners Christ died for us. lie loved I
! even when we wore dead In sins from.
8, Eph. II, 4, 81. All that We receive
, Christ is Gods FREQ gift to us in graz
n tRom, vi, OBJ; Ill, "a; John v, ID
: 10. "Mephihoshoth, thy masters SOL
, shall eat bread always at my table" Il
. might have boon forgiven aud had Il
property restored without being madc
member OF tho kings family, but see Il
exceeding great riches. of his grace"
! taking him to his own table. To be 70
given is very great, To 30 justified or a
counted a. II we had never sinned 10 grea
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