| The Bible never portrays its heroes in anything | | | | God's guidance. |
| but a very human light. The story of David is no | | | | The affects of worldliness are also addressed. |
| exception. We see David's triumphs, but his | | | | Redpath uses Saul to illustrate the world's harmful |
| frailties, fears and failures are never diminished on | | | | affects. Saul's attempt to garb David with his own |
| the pages of Scripture. | | | | armor in his battle against Goliath, represents his |
| In Alan Redpath's book, The Making of a Man of | | | | attempt to make David as much like Goliath as |
| God, David's life is examined, and truths are | | | | possible. Goliath was a type of Satan, or the |
| applied to our daily walk. I would recommend | | | | world. The Christian truly desiring to be used of |
| making this book required reading for your high | | | | God, must reject the world and use only God's |
| school home school students. I think it will serve | | | | methods for victorious battle. |
| as a great encouragement for them to persevere | | | | Another issue pertinent to young men and |
| in their spiritual journey. | | | | women entering adulthood is the ability to wait |
| As your student is contemplating life changing | | | | upon the Lord's guidance, rather than acting out |
| decisions regarding his or her future, they will be | | | | of passion or emotion. Redpath uses the account |
| reminded of David, who looked to the Lord for | | | | of Naboth's vineyard to illustrate this point, and to |
| guidance. Through his experiences in battle and | | | | emphasize the fact that God's promises are |
| persecution from Saul, Redpath demonstrates | | | | always sure, even amid times of waiting for |
| why our hearts must be clean in order to receive | | | | guidance. |