_And Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to number Israel._ UNDER A SPELL (Compare 2 Peter 1:21):-- I. All the world seems to be under a spell or charm; inward influences move men as steam moves a ship. There am three spells. 1. One is that of parentage. The spell of a virtuous pare... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thus saith the Lord, choose thee._ THE AWFUL JUDGMENTS I. Judgments entailed by one man’s sin. II. Judgments easily prepared for execution. III. Judgments sent according to human preference. IV. Judgments arrested by earnest prayer_._ DAVID’S CHOICE I. As the result of an awakened conscience... [ Continue Reading ]
_And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it._ THE DESTROYING ANGEL Lessons: I. That idleness is the parent of sin. It was when David was living as king in ease at Jerusalem that he was tempted of Satan. II. That one of the best remedies for woe is work. The angel of destruction stayed hi... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then David said to Ornan._ THE COST AND SELF-SACRIFICE OF RELIGION Contemplate this subject-- I. In reference to the spiritual expansion of the intellectual powers. We may be Christians without much knowledge, but our honour, glory, and felicity to abound in knowledge-- 1. Of God. 2. Of Christ... [ Continue Reading ]