Morning, October 17 Go To Evening Reading “And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul.” —1 Samuel 27:1 The thought of David’s heart at this time was a false thought because he certainly had no ground for thinking that God’s anointing him by Samuel was intended to be left as an empty, unmeaning act. On no occasion had the Lord deserted his servant; he had been placed in perilous positions very often, but not one instance had occurred in which divine interposition had not delivered him. The trials to which he had been exposed had been varied; they had not assumed one form only, but many—yet in every case, he who sent the trial had also graciously ordained a way of escape. David could not put his finger upon any entry in his diary saying, “Here is evidence that the Lord will forsake me,” for the entire tenor of his past life proved the reverse. Based on what God had done for him, he should have argued that God would still be his defender. But is
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Morning, October 16 Go To Evening Reading “Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine.” —John 21:12 In these words, the believer is invited to a holy nearness to Jesus. “Come and dine” implies the same table and the same meat; sometimes, it means to sit side by side and lean our head upon the Saviour’s bosom. It is being brought into the banqueting house, where the banner of redeeming love waves. “Come and dine” gives us a vision of union with Jesus because the only food we can feast upon when we dine with Jesus is himself . Oh, what union is this! It is a depth that reason cannot fathom, and we thus feed upon Jesus. “He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.” It is also an invitation to enjoy fellowship with the saints . Christians may differ on various points, but they have all one spiritual appetite, and if we cannot all feel alike, we can all feed alike on the bread of life sent down from heaven. At the table of fellowship with Jesus, we ar