During the reign of king Saul there was a man who was known as Jesse the Bethlehemite, and he had a large family of very fine looking boys. The Lord desired to make a new king to reign in the place of Saul, and one of Jesse’s sons was to be the fortunate one. Samuel—and you know who he was?—was appointed by the Lord to go and anoint the new king. But poor Samuel was dreadfully afraid of king Saul, and said, “How can I go? If Saul hear it, he will kill me.” But the Lord doeth all things well in every instance, and in that matter he was not slack. “And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Bethlehem.” One by one the sons of Jesse were looked upon, but the Lord was not satisfied with any excepting the very youngest, and he was a shepherd boy “ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look upon.” Well, Samuel anointed him king to reign in the place of Saul, and David was the boy’s name. I have often wondered whether he ever thought such a high position would be given him. When the Lord desires workmen these days he is just as liable to call them from the humble walks of life as he did David, and remember he is watching you, and knows whether you will be fit for his work; and no matter whether you are a farmer’s boy or a homeless bootblack, when the Lord is ready he will call you. This is, in a few words, the story of David the shepherd boy who was made king in the place of Saul. Well, David came to be a great man and everybody looked on him as such. He fought many battles, and in the “war between the house of Saul and the house of David he grew stronger and stronger.”