The Life of David - Part 4

I Samuel 19:1-22:2

Introduction: READ: De. 33:26-27

There isn't one person among us here tonight that can stand-alone. All of us are by nature leaners. We sing 'Leaning on the Everlasting Arms' but in reality we fabricate substitutes to lean on.

Why? Because it takes great faith to lean on God alone. These substitutes are like crutches. They afford some comfort to us, but they hinder our walk. When we lean upon our substitute crutches, they hinder us from walking by faith as we should. God wants us to be 'leaners' but His desire is that we lean upon Him!

When we are content with our substitute crutches, God comes in and begins to work upon us and remove our crutches one by one until all that is left for us to lean upon is God, h1imself. Tonight we want to look into the life of David and see the events that take place as God begins to remove his substitute crutches.

I. Truth about crutches.

II. David's Crisis Reviewed.

III. David's crutches removed.

Conclusion: We are going to leave David here in the cave for now, and come back to him again. We have seen how that God has slowly, but surely knocked the props or crutches out from under him. God wants David to go back to the pastures and valleys where he depended solely upon Him for his strength and protection. It was not easy on David, but God was shaping his character, preparing him for the throne.

1 Peter 1:3-7 God sometimes sends us through the fire.