THE K I N G ’ S BUS I NE S S ‘supposes’ and just trust the Lord.” She had the spirit of the text, “ Trust in the Lord with all thy heart.” When crossing Niagara on a tight rope Blondin always had his eye fixed on a star on the opposite side, and kept his gaze on it. So the Christian should keep “ looking unto Jesus” as he walks through this world. 2:1. David inquired of the Lord. He sought guidance a step at a time. (Prov. 3:5, 6).— Johnson. It is beautiful to see this warrior humhle, asking divine direction for the COMMENTS FROM details of his con- MANY SOURCES duet. (See 2 Keith L. Brooks Kings 19:4-19; 2 C h r o n. 14:11; Acts 16:6-11). These Scriptures illus trate further the power of prayer and the guidance of God in the affairs of those who seek Him. Many a Christian has proved by experience that God will guide a man into the doing of His will. — Eliott. As Christians we have a sure guide. We have the Word as a lamp to our feet. (Ps. 119:105). We have the indwelling Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth. (Jn. 16:13). We are told that the steps of a good man are ordered of the Lord. (Ps. 37:23).—Haldeman. He who would walk with the Lord must inquire of the Lord.— Cook. Shall I go up? Would you dare to change your residence without consulting Him?— Miller. Whither shall I go? God is in terested in the what and the where of His people—what they do and where they go.— Sel. He said, Unto Hebron. The name of the city to which God bade him go is significant, for Hebron means fellowship and David began his conquest of the land in fellowship with God. That is where we must all go first if we wish to enter upon the life of constant vic tory.—Torrey. v. 2. His two wives also. It was not right for David to have two wives, not according to God’s original ordin ance concerning marriage, (Gen. 2:24; Mt. 19:4-9) but we must in justice to David, remember that there was not the clear light in his day upon this subject that there is in our own day.—Torrey. So David went. From how many blund ers might we be saved if we leaned less on our own understanding and trusted Him with all our hearts to guide us.-— Devo. Com.
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than to the genius of Warren Hastings and the fiery battle spirit of Clive. Think of what all Israel and the world at large owe to David, the outlaw from a cave. Humility precedes exaltation. God promotes in due time. A military gentleman once said to an old minister in Scotland who was be coming infirm, “Why, if I had power over the pension list I would have you put on half-pay for your long and ex cellent services.” He replied, “ Ah, my friend! your master may put you off with half-pay, but my Master will not serve me so meanly. He will give me full pay.” David trusted God’s grace, took the reproaches sweetly, and re ceived God’s exaltation. Make the right calculations for life. David started right by seeking God’s will and God’s way. Agassiz, wishing to study the glittering interior of an Alpine chasm, had himself lowered into a crevice in a glacier and remained for some hours at midday, hundreds of feet below the surface of the ice. After grat ifying his curiosity he gave the signal to be drawn up, and tells in the follow ing words about a miscalculation they had made: “ In our haste we had for gotten the weight of the rope. The three men at the summit were not strong enough to draw me back. I had to remain there until one of the party went five miles to the nearest tree to get wood enough to make a lever to draw me up.” When we are on the downward course in life we do not reckon how much of a force it will take to raise us to promotion. The Golden Text Illustrations. A Glasgow mother of a large family living in a small house said, “When I am in distress I just put my apron over my head, enter my closet, and speak to my heavenly Father.” Nancy, a colored woman, in seeking to lead another colored woman into the light, was met again and again with “ suppose this,” and “ suppose that,” till she exclaimed, “ Better give up them
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