Wisdom and
Understanding Bring Happiness
Happy
is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Prov. 3:13
The ceremony of anointing David . . . was
an intimation to the youth of the high destiny awaiting him. . . .
Notwithstanding the high position which
he was to occupy, he quietly continued his employment, content to await the
development of the Lord's plans in His own time and way. As humble and modest
as before his anointing, the shepherd boy returned to the hills, and watched
and guarded his flocks as tenderly as ever. But with new inspiration he
composed his melodies and played upon his harp. Before him spread a landscape
of rich and varied beauty. . . .
David, in the beauty and vigor of his
young manhood, was preparing to take a high position with the noblest of the
earth. His talents, as precious gifts from God, were employed to extol the
glory of the divine Giver. His opportunities of contemplation and meditation
served to enrich him with that wisdom and piety that made him beloved of God
and angels. As he contemplated the perfections of his Creator, clearer
conceptions of God opened before his soul. Obscure themes were illuminated,
difficulties were made plain, perplexities were harmonized, and each ray of new
light called forth fresh bursts of rapture and sweeter anthems of devotion, to
the glory of God and the Redeemer. The love that moved him, the sorrows that
beset him, the triumphs that attended him, were all themes for his active
thought; and as he beheld the love of God in all the providences of his life,
his heart throbbed with more fervent adoration and gratitude, his voice rang
out in a richer melody, his harp was swept with more exultant joy; and the
shepherd boy proceeded from strength to strength, from knowledge to knowledge;
for the Spirit of the Lord was upon him.
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