The Spiritual Improvement of the Census

The Spiritual Improvement of the Census - A Sermon, Preached in the Parish Church of All Saints, Fulham, 30th March, 1851

And Davids heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. At the time here spoken of, David had been, for nearly forty years, king over the Lords people. The youngest of eight sons of one of the shepherds of Israel, and raised from that lowly station to the throne by the express appointment of Jehovah, it may well excite our surprise to observe his conduct on the occasion to which the text refers. We might have supposed that the incidents of his early life, no less than the experience of his riper years, would have taught him a more simple spirit of faith and trust than that which he now showed. A lion and a bear came upon him while he was yet a boy, and took a lamb out of his fathers flock which he was keeping; and he was not only delivered from them, but enabled alone and unharmed to slay them. [3] At another time, when the Philistine giant defied the armies of the living God, David went forth of his own accord to meet him. Mindful of the same power which had saved him from the lion and the bear, he asked no armour for his protection. He sought no weapon for the fight. Strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might, he prevailed, p. 4with a sling and with a stone. [4a] And the weak thing, and the base thing, and the thing that was despised, was chosen to confound and to bring to nought the thing that was mighty, in order that no flesh should glory in the presence of God. [4b] Then, again, how often had David been rescued from the personal jealousy of Saul! What signal success had been granted him against the enemies of Israel! And how strikingly had even the rebellion of his own misguided son been overruled to the promotion of his safety and glory! ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 64879
Author: Baker, R. G. (Robert George)
Release Date: Mar 20, 2021
Format: eBook
Language: English