IS GOD PARTICULAR? by Dr. Parker

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Aug 24, 1888

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 14, No. 33.

IS GOD PARTICULAR?

By Dr. Parker

"THEN Elisha said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full." 2 Kings 4:3, 4. Someone will say, "Why all this bother about shutting the door and gathering vessels, and pouring out oil? could he not have helped the woman without all this detail?" But so it was; and if she had failed in aught, she would have lost the blessing.

I remind you of Israel's first king, Saul was told to go and slay the Amalekites; and he returned saying he had fulfilled God's command. "What mean the bleating of those sheep and the lowing of those oxen in mine ears?" "Oh!" said Saul, "I forgot for the moment; yes, to be sure, I did spare a few sheep and oxen, but it was for the purpose of sacrificing to the Lord." This was an obliviousness with a consequence; he lost the kingdom through it. Just so, my friend, when you begin to question what God commands, "What is the use of this appointment?" "Where is the good of that injunction?" you are lost.