1 Chronicles 29:29-30 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer… We are reminded — I. OF THE SUPREME PROVIDENCE OF GOD ORDERING ALL THINGS AFTER THE COUNSEL OF HIS OWN WILL. Time passes over us like a mighty current, but as Andrew Fuller observed, we are like little fishes playing in the stream; we are borne along with the current, but we cannot control its direction nor alter its course. This illustrates the language of Scripture (Acts 16:26). II. HOW INSIGNIFICANT, IN ONE POINT OF VIEW, AND HOW IMPORTANT IN ANOTHER, IS A LIFE OF ORDINARY DURATION. III. THAT THOUGH TIMES PASS OVER US WITHOUT BEING SUBJECT TO OUR CONTROL, THOUGH WE HAVE BUT LITTLE INFLUENCE UPON THEM, THEY HATE A GREAT INFLUENCE UPON US. By the character of the times that pass over us our moral condition is greatly affected. IV. THAT IN PROPORTION TO THE IMPORTANCE AND THE STIRRING CHARACTER OF THE TIMES THAT HAVE PASSED OVER US MUST BE OUR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. (Thomas Toller.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, |
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