Gods Sabbath

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Whom will you believe?

witness of faith

witness of doubt

based of the Word of God

based on sight and circumstances

work as mightily for David too. They just had to remember the taming of Esau, who was as bent on destroying Jacob, as Saul was on killing David. They had but to recall the mighty exodus from Egypt, the crossing of the Red Sea, and the marvelous pro tection extended to the Israelites in all their wanderings. Then there were the examples of Gideon, Deborah, Barak, and count less other victorious heroes in Israel’s history for them to consid er. (Compare Hebrews 11:32.) These are the mighty works which God delights to do for His people, and He is disappointed and robbed of His glory when, in their unbelief, His followers seek to save themselves. When the monarch sought David’s life the second time, God again reversed the king’s plans, and again no blows were struck nor blood shed. Once more the king humbly confessed the evil of his ways instead of venting his feelings in bloody slaughter.

Another Flight to the Enemy

God has provided us, like David, with an education in His ways, which we can gain by prayerfully meditating on His won derful works. In this way we can be strengthened against the danger of reverting to human problem solving and plan making. Although God provided David with such opportunities, no sooner had the king returned to his palace, than the fugitive,