Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-07-30
EVERYDAY RELIGION
1t Was the Kind David Had, and Ii
Is the Kind You Need.
Sermon by the "Highway aud Byway"
Preache r. i'm Which He shows That
God Warts to Enter Into Every
Detail of Our Lives.
copyright, 1892. by A n. Kelloge News
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TENT: My soul shall make her boast in
the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof.
and be glad. Psalm. S4:2.
David's Song.-While threatened by
foes from within and without. while
fleeing for his life from the Jealous
wrath of King Saul and meeting new
perils in the heather nations about.
so that cave in the mountain side
must needs become his refuge, Da-
vid's heart gave birth TO the wonder
ful song of which our text is but
fragment. In the twenty-first chap
ter OF 1. Samuel we find recorded the
thrilling incidents which inspired the
heart OF the sheph erd-poet to sing
TINS paen OF triumphant praise. Every
word swells and throbs with life and
real experience. II is not the ecstatic
sentiment Of the emotional religious
enthusiast who thrills his hearers in
the meeting house, and then goes out
and forgets TO live his religion in
ms life, but its every note and word
echoes with the experiences of the
hurried fight from the presence Of
saul TO the court of the king of Gath
and back again to the cave of Adullam.
Amidst all the perils that beset him.
Davies heart beats in quiet confidence
IN his God. He has no time TO tell Of
wrongs suffered. lie leaves that with
the Lord, and begins and ends his
song with bursts of praise and con
hdence. Between the Il will bless
the Lord at all times" of the first
verse, and 1.-The Lord redeemeth the
soul of His servants" Of the last
verse, are crowded some of the most
trying and terrible experiences Of his
me, but which were made bright by
the presence and help of the Lord
DaNid's Religion.-Thus we see that
David's religion was not something he
put on and off a the occasion seemed
TO require, but was of such a prac-
teal character, so very real. as to en-
ter into every detail of his life. A.
boy, out on the mountain side with
his sheep, he had learned the music of
the birds. had felt the inspiration o.
GODS nature all about him had learned
a lesson from each star as il kept its
silent, faithful sentinel above him.
and yet when he dropped, his harp TO
which had attacked the sheep. he did
not let his religion 60. too, but in
the strength OF the Lord he slew the
lion and the bear. His religion WIS
not something he enjoyed only on
feast days, when, away from his sheep.
he went to pay his vows unto the Lord.
but was real something which kept
him faithful to the smallest detail
of his work and held him at his post
OF duty when the rest of the family
were shying off to town TO see the
prophet Samuel who had come on
mysterious mission.
All the other boys of the family
were on hand at dinner. each an eager
candidate for the prophets favor and
blessing, while Doyid'S religion kept
him out in the sheep cote finishing up
the chores, all unconscious that his
Lord vas al bout to say: Thou hast
been faithful over few things. will
make thee ruler over many things e"
DaNid's religion gave him true humiI
ity. which kept him in his place until
the prophets call brought him. all
aglow in his boyish beauty. to the
place where he received the anointino
of the Lord as the king of Israel. Al
though only a stripping. he did not
lose his head in the hour of so great
honor and start off post haste for the
palace Of King Saul to tell him that
the LORD Esd given him his lob and
lie must get out. but be steadied him
'elf with o new grip on the Lord. and
went back TO his sheep. knowing that
the Lord who had called him was able
to bring it to pass in His own good
time. No doubt his brothers bad many
quiet laugh over the matter. and
when they went off to war apaiDst the
Philistines believed that the aged
prophet had made a mistake after ali
and that. after they had led the arm
les Of Israel to victory. one OF them
would be in line for the kingIy honors.
But the quality Of heir religion
like that Of many, many Christian to
day. whilc-lery good for worshipinooc- /
casions. for the Sabbath day and feast
days. something TO be called by. and
something to talk about. vet when II I
came 10 the practical problems If life /
81 cvaporated at their finger ends and |
their knees ratified together with /
those Of the rest Of the Israeli when /
Goliath came out and defed the GOD /
they pretended TO worship. and whom /
they claimed TO be the only God tL. .
powerful God. Yes. they had lust - .
much religion as they were vs. wiling ia .
put up in ties against the false goGs /
Of the blasphemous Philistirc oian, /
and that was precious little. now
wasn't it? How much religion have
you got? Just enough TO keen Won
from going over TO the camp Of III,
Philistines and making abicct sur
render TO them and their false rods
and not enough TO enable YOU TO co
out and fight the Goliath who +. de-
flying you and your God. Shame ON
you'll You know not the power and
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