1 Samuel 20:3 And David swore moreover, and said, Your father certainly knows that I have found grace in your eyes; and he said… I. IT IS A CERTAIN STEP. All must take it. II. IT IS AN UNCERTAIN STEP. 1. When we must take it we cannot tell. 2. Where we must take it is altogether hid from us. III. IT IS A FINAL STEP. It is final because it puts an end to human distinctions. IV. IT IS A PARTING STEP. 1. It parts us from this world of matter. We must bid farewell to flower and star. 2. It parts us from friends near and dear to us. 3. It parts us from ourselves. That tender union that subsists between soul and body is rudely torn asunder, V. IT IS A SOLITARY STEP. Death is a lonely thing. VI. IT IS ALTOGETHER A SOLEMN STEP. 1. The step of birth is solemn. 2. The step of prayer is solemn. 3. Not less solemn is the step of death. Lord, prepare me for taking this step. (J. Dunlop.) Parallel Verses KJV: And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. |
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