2 Chronicles 6:6-9 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.… I. MAN'S PURPOSES ARE SOMETIMES GREATER THAN HIS POWER. Limitation of — 1. Character. 2. Body. 3. Culture. 4. Circumstances — want of means or liberty. 5. Destiny. 6. Life. II. THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF THESE GRACIOUS BUT UNFULFILLED INTENTIONS. Earnest purposes, sincere desires, are facts, and as facts will be recompensed. 1. They are facts to God. 2. They are facts to those who cherish them. 3. Unfulfilled intentions are not without their practical influence upon society. III. THE COMFORT WHICH THESE CONSIDERATIONS ARE CALCULATED TO AFFORD TO — 1. The poor and uneducated. 2. The suffering. 3. Those who are called to premature death. 4. All good men in the presence of their imperfect lives. (W. L. Watkinson.) Parallel Verses KJV: But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel. |
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