The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-15
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM.
SIENTs FOR OCTOBER is.
subject---David's Kindness 10 iona.
than's Son, 2 Sam. 0--Golden
Text, Eph. .4:32-CommitV Verse z
Read . Sam. f6:1-4; 19:24-3o.

Text, Eph. 4:32-COmmtt verse
Read Sam. lola; 19:24-3o.
PLACE. - Jerusalem. TIME. -
1910 B. c.
EXPOSITION. II. Mephibosheth
In Lodebar. 10. Now that David Is
securely settled on the throne, he be-
gins to think OF his dearest friend OF
the days OF his trial-.Tonathan The
house OF Saul as whole had been his
bitterest enemies, but he will show
them kindness for Jonathan's sake
The sinner is a bitter enemy TO God
(Rom. S:7: Jas. 40, but God loves
the sinner and will search him out
and show him kindness for Jesus
sake. The house OF Saul had sunken
from its former greatness into such
obscurity that it took some time OF
searching to find one OF The house
hold. A former servant OF the house
of Saul was better known than his
children or grandchildren. The kind
ness that David desired to show to
some Of the house Of Saul was 'the
kindness of God" unmerltsd kindness
and great kindness. AS God had
shown kindness TO David. so David
would show kindness to his enemies.
Mephibosheth Is a fitting tyne of the
sinner; he was lame on his feet
and so is the sinner. unable to walk
uprightly in the paths of righteous
ness, constantly stumbling and fall.
ing; and he lived in Lodebar (which
means, mo pasture"D. and the sinner
is without pasture, starving. God has
made the human soul on so large a
plan that nothing can satisfy 1t but
God Himself. We may flatter our
{ 1s
laid up for many years. our souls can
take their ease, eat. drink and be
merry" (Lule 12:19). but the human
soul that drinks of any other we'll
than that to which Jesus invites him
will thirst again John 4'13). It is
only when he drinks % the water that
Jesus gives thar ne never thirsts, but
whOsoever drinks OF the water that
Jesus gives shall never thirst and IL
will be in him a we'll of water spring.
| ing up into everlasting life (Jonn
4:14J. Away from God there is no
pasture. but when we return TO God
| and He becomes our Shepherd He
makes us to lie down in green pas.
lures and leads us beside the waters
of rest and redemption FPS. 1872.
r. ", margin. Our David not
merely sends for MS, He comes
for us (Luke 1870, and when
He finds us He reioices over us,
lays us on His shoulder and brings
us safely home Luke 15:5-0 How
foolish Mephibosheth would have
been il when the king sent for him.
he had refused to so with the messen
( gers, and how foolish the sinner is
when the King Of kings sends for him
| through His messenger, the Holy
! Spirit, IL he refuses 10 leave the land
| of mo pasture" and the house II
bondage. to go to the King and re-
| ceiye the reward of the faithful.
! ii. Mephibosheth at the Kings
Table, 7-13. When Mephibosheth
came into the presence OF the king he
was full OF fear in spite of the pur.
poses of love that the king had ex.
I pressed ". 81 So the sinner is full
/ of fear when he draws nigh to God
! though Gods purposes, revealed over
and over again. are purposes of in
finite love, To trembling Mephibo-
sheth David said. Fear not" and 20
the trembling sinner God says, Fear
not" lis. 41:1O,13; 43'l,2,5). There
Is scarcely anything God says more
frequently in His Word than Fear
not David gave Mephibosneth good
reason for not fearing, namely, 81 will
surely show thee kindness for Jona-
than's, thy fathers, sake" God gives
us even better reason for putting
fear from us, because He will show
us kindness for His only begotten
Sons sake rom. S:32: John 14:lS,
IA; 2 Cor 521). David not only
promised TO restore all the land to
Saul, his father. but furthermore that
Mephibosheth should eat at his own
table continually, and this is what
God invites us to do. No earthly
kings table was ever so bountifully
spread as the table of the great King
to which He invites every sinner to
sit down and TO eat there continually.
pavid's kindness filled Mephibosheth
with sense of his own utter un-
worthiness ". 81. He regarded him.
self as only dead dog, When we
see ourselves in the light Of Gods in
finite grace, we too will see that we
are no better than dead dogs in our.
selves, but by the grace of God we
become children of God John 1:12).
David sought to relieve Mephiboshetb
of all care by laying all responsibility
for looking after his large property
upon Ziba, the servant. Ziba himself
had fifteen sons and twenty servants
! uuL ne III turn was 10 De servant to
Mephibosheth. God provides us with
mightier servants yet. servants of nc
less dignity than the angels (Heb
1913, Ia Mephibosheth was moi
only TO eat at the kings table, but he
was to eat there as one OF the kings
sons. We sit down at Gods table
not as guests, but as a child ,Rom
8:15, 10. The lesson closes with
Mephibosheth no longer In Lodebar
the land of mo pasture" but in Jeru
salem, which means, founded il
peace" And not only in Jerusalem
the city OF peace, but continually al
the kings table. At this point the
!. type fails, for Mephiboshoth is still
lame on both his feet, and the re
deemed sinner is no longer lame but
made strong in his feet, able to wall
in the paths of Righteousness (Ps
23:a. Eph. .6:10).
WHIPS HIS COUNTRY COUSIN.
Young Samuel Greer, Of New York
who was visiting his cousin. Johl
Morris, near Halls Eddy, N. Y, wen