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July 28, 2016 at 9:53 pm #2026

spencel

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I really appreciate the lesson writer for the use of the story of Saul and David this week. Today I came across an article from the Christian Science Journal. For a couple of years there was a series of Bible Lessons written by F.E. Mason. The following lines are excerpts from the article on David, Saul and Jonathan by F. E. MASON C.S.B. from SEPTEMBER, 1889, No. 3. 1 SAM. xvii. 32-51.
Bible Lesson No. 9

“Saul saw in him (David) a rival for the throne he intended for Jonathan and determined to take his life.

We find that David’s fears were absolutely groundless, for in the end of the lesson we see that while David was in the cave hiding from Saul, Saul himself enters and approaches so close to David as to allow David to cut off the skirt of his robe, yet Saul is totally unconscious of David’s presence! Saul enters, coming in from the light of worldliness, and is blinded. David recognizes Saul,
but Saul knows naught of David’s presence. Looking toward the light of truth reveals error to us and hides us from the error.The power of David over his enemy is here apparent. David’s fear is simply self-mesmerism. The only power anything antagonistic to God has, is the power wherewith we endow it.

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

Golden Text: Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”

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