The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-01
Sunday School
Lesson
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
FOR JULY 4TH

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40 to 40 and chapter is, SO, but there
| is some very rich picking in the re-
mainder of chapter II.
What type we get in Yer. 81 OF
the victory Of Jesus over death and
the grave that he is yet to have.
When David was Is years OF age GOO
took the throne from Saul and his
family. We remember the story how
Samuel was sent to the home of Jesse
to anoint son for the next king
over the people of God and how seven
big stalwart fellows were made to
pass Samuel, but all the fine looking
fellows were rejected and they had
to wait for the lad because as rail
road men put it, they all fell down on
promotion. A great surprise it must
have been to all when such goodly
appearing fellows are turned down
and the lad chosen. There were
great regiments of singers in David S
day, but God had control Of this one
in our story.
The armor of Goliath was evidence
of his strength, but to need 1t with
this boy was foolish to think of. Sure
he was armed when he defied the
army. And the knees Of the great
army would tremble, not even Jona-
than dare to face. Older brothers OF
David was in this army and the faith
er had sent the lad to hear from
them and while there the big fellow
comes out again and David took in
the whole thing. His brothers found
fault with his being there at all.
Saul took no stock in him as a war
rior, but David had killed lion and
bear. At last he tried to fit his
armor on the boy, but it was no good.
Now, can't you almost see the lad
that he was walking down toward
that big fellow. My reader will no
tice if he reads carefully, that the
battle was not between the lad and
the big fellow, but between the God
of Israel and the devil. And say man,
it is there still. Hear David, that
all the earth may know that there is
God in Israeli. Ae also said "The
u hottIo 10 tho ords'so
David became an important part of
Saul's army, the darling of the people
See verse 6. And this caused jeal.
/ ousy in Sauls heart that was one of
the chief things in his undoing, and
l David was forced to leave the court
In this we also have type Of the
giants in life and some one has said
1--WE should all get in the battle. Say
let me add, we are-there is no
choice-we are in it, on the right
side we win, on the wrong side we
lose Sad indeed, when anyone can
be laughed into the wrong. saw my
partner eating something, as
thought. l asked him what he was
eating. He answered, "Im chewing
! tobacco" and offered me chew
! I'd smelled it two or three times and
that was enough for me and | made
l face at it. Say, can see the look
in his face, as he said Are you going
| to be q babyy Oh II ! had said, "Yef
sir, I'd rather be a clean baby thar
j a dirty man." 1t is a wonder to see
how many great men in so many
ways will go down under such small
things some times, The chief trou
BILE comes out of making a joke o
such things in early life. There /:
no task that God will give but HI
also gives the power and weapons t
master ALL You may not be able t
clean up your city or state, but b!
the grace of God we can keep a cleal
jacket. Not man or boy has hat
any thought of becoming a drunk
ard, gamble of thief, when takinI
\ his first drink, played his first gam
or took the apple All the gambler
I've met in my prison work starte
in the home, not, one in the gamblin
den. Not one took his first drin
alone. If one could see the end, whe
he takes his first step. Say, wouldn
he run, wouldn't she go.
In Luke, chapter 8, We see dan
gerous man who abode not in an
house." oh, how often | think,
/ such men and women never did, BIT
sometimes they get in and how cas-
it seems for them to poison pun
boy or girl. When girl or boy wi
hear thing not fit for mother or G
with the unclean-they have struC
giant larger than David but ju.
as easy as David won, so we, if "
use the sling God has given US.
David's father sent him to this ba
tlefield. You can go and clean up a
the giants on the way to duty. You
never go down. All of heaven is b
hind such a fellow. We are going