ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• 1st Sunday Exhortation
• Shippensburg

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• 1 SAMUEL 916
• To morrow about this time I will send thee a
  man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt
  anoint him to be captain over my people Israel,
  that he may save my people out of the hand of the
  Philistines for I have looked upon my people,
  because their cry is come unto me.

• Samuel had reason to believe that the person to
  be identified would save Israel from the
  Philistines.

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• 1 SAMUEL 101
• Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it
  upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it
  not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be
  captain over his inheritance?

• Samuel went right to work to prepare Saul for the
  job.

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• 1 SAMUEL 106-7
• And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee,
  and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be
  turned into another man.
• And let it be, when these signs are come unto
  thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee for
  God is with thee.

• When the Spirit of God came upon Samson the
  Philistines had reason to fear.
• Saul could have attacked the Philistines and be
  guaranteed that he wouldnt lose.

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• 1 SAMUEL 109-10
• And it was so, that when he had turned his back
  to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart
  and all those signs came to pass that day.
• And when they came thither to the hill, behold,
  a company of prophets met him and the Spirit of
  God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

• All the things that Samuel had talked about came
  to pass in turn.
• The Spirit did come upon Saul because he
  prophesied.
• But he saw no occasion to do anything else even
  though the Philistines were right around him.

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• 1 SAMUEL 1015-16
• And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee,
  what Samuel said unto you.
• And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly
  that the asses were found. But of the matter of
  the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him
  not.

• The Spirit did come upon Saul because he
  prophesied.
• But he saw no occasion to do anything else even
  though the Philistines were right around him.

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• 1 SAMUEL 166-7
• And it came to pass, when they were come, that
  he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's
  anointed is before him.
• But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his
  countenance, or on the height of his stature
  because I have refused him for the Lord seeth
  not as man seeth for man looketh on the outward
  appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

• There is another way to measure a man that cannot
  be so easily observed as to measure his height or
  his looks.

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• 1 SAMUEL 1612-13
• And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was
  ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and
  goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise,
  anoint him for this is he.
• Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed
  him in the midst of his brethren and the Spirit
  of the Lord came upon David from that day
  forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

• So Samuel anointed David.
• The Spirit of YHWH came upon him from that day
  forward.

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• 1 SAMUEL 1717-18
• And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for
  thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and
  these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy
  brethren
• And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of
  their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare,
  and take their pledge.

• This chance happening provided the occasion
  whereby God could work with David.

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• 1 SAMUEL 1728
• And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he
  spake unto the men and Eliab's anger was kindled
  against David, and he said, Why camest thou down
  hither? and with whom hast thou left those few
  sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and
  the naughtiness of thine heart for thou art come
  down that thou mightest see the battle.

• Thus David was despised in the eyes of his
  brethren.

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• 1 SAMUEL 1736-37
• Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear
  and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one
  of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the
  living God.
• David said moreover, YHWH that delivered me out
  of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the
  bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this
  Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and
  YHWH be with thee.

• David was stirred by the discrepancy between what
  the Philistine was saying and what his brethren
  were doing about it.
• David knew his God.

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• 1 SAMUEL 1752-53
• And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and
  shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou
  come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron.
  And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by
  the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto
  Ekron.
• And the children of Israel returned from chasing
  after the Philistines, and they spoiled their
  tents.

• Thus a notable victory was won that day.
• This event arose out of an occasion that arose
  without David having any idea of what would
  transpire.

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• JEREMIAH 923-24
• Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory
  in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory
  in his might, let not the rich man glory in his
  riches
• But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he
  understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord
  which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and
  righteousness, in the earth for in these things
  I delight, saith the Lord.

• The true glory was not in the physical strength
  of a man.
• The difference was in the fact that one man knew
  his God and the other didnt.
• This difference between brethren looking at
  occasions in their lives is just as true today.

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• JOHN 1014-15
• I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and
  am known of mine.
• As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the
  Father and I lay down my life for the sheep.

• Notice the emphasis the Lord places upon knowing.
• We know Him, he knows us.
• He knows the Father and the Father knows him.
• This is the secret of taking advantage of the
  occasion.

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• JOHN 188-9
• Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he
  if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way
• That the saying might be fulfilled, which he
  spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost
  none.

• This is an example of the Lord at work.
• Ceasing the occasion to protect the disciples who
  would then flee.
• Knowing our Lord becomes a source of
  inspiration when we are confronted with occasions.

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ACT WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES

• This Bible School presents a real opportunity for
  each of us to get to know our God better.
• By giving due diligence to this by prayer,
  seeking, learning we will be better prepared to
  act when the occasion arises.