Same Conditions, but a New Way
By C. L. Taylor
It is never safe to suppose that the same task, under apparently the same conditions, and surrounded by similar circumstances, is always to be performed in the same way. David found the Philistines spread abroad in the valley of Rephaim; and when he had asked God for instructions, God told him to go up and fight, and that He would deliver them into his hand. David was victorious. Again the Philistines chose the same battle field — the same people came to the same place to fight the same enemy. The same task lay before David. But David sought the Lord as before, asking for instructions. This time, he was told to follow an entirely different course. His new prayer brought new light. Victory came in a new way. God was glorified and David was blessed. Past methods may have been good; but God has better ones for to-day, for him who prays. C. L. TAYLOR.