Gods Sabbath

D AVID ’ S L OSS OF F AITH

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Naturally, those who are deceived by these sophistries have nei ther the faith nor the courage to cast their burdens on the great Burden Bearer. If God was the Problem Solver only for those who deserved such a service, then we would rarely, if ever, receive this blessing. However, the mercies of God are not bestowed on us because we are deserving, but because of His great love and our great need. Provided we fulfill the simple conditions, nothing can prevent the outflow of divine grace to the needy. God yearns for each one of us to enter into His Sabbath rest, as Jacob did, but He knows that we never will until we learn to transcend Satan’s arguments and come to Him just as we are, with all our problems. It is in His mighty and effective capacity and willingness to suc cor Satan’s victims, that God is repeatedly revealed in the Scrip tures. A story which clearly illustrates this is David’s. Despite his earlier victory against the giant, Goliath, at Gath, time after time David resorted to his own devices until he was faced with a com plex, threatening, and seemingly insoluble dilemma also at Gath. When David finally gave the desperate impasse to God, He solved it for him with a smoothness, simplicity, and perfection that re veals God’s capacity to resolve even the worst of problems. What He did for David, God will do for every one of His chil dren if they will but cast their problems on Him and leave them there, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” 1Peter 5:7. It is well worth our time and study to acquaint our selves with the Almighty’s responses to the undeserving David, in order to develop the faith and courage to come to Him when we have made a mistake. David’s Dilemma at Gath

David’s Former Victory at Gath

As a shepherd boy in the Bethlehem hills, David developed a rich spiritual experience. Not only did he study from the written Word, he also saw the perfection of God’s power and love in the