Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-16

a special work, Joseph, no doubt, was
reserved TO come IN his generation 90
accomplish the mission that he had TO
perform But though he was chosen for
this work and especially favored Of the
Lord. he might have felt for a long time
as though the Lord had turned His back
upon him and did not love him. For
the Lord suffered his brethren to pefse-
cute him They became Jealous Of him
and sought to destroy him. but one Of
his brothers rcpcntcd OF the cruel
thought Of killing him aud persuaded
the others to sell him 10 strangers, that
they might not be guilty Of his blood.
So they sold him, and he was carried TO
Egypt. and there the Lord fulfilled Ills
purposes couceuin him. AZ first ID.
seph had great hardship, to go through.
He was wfongiulIy and wickcdIy ac-
cused By Puupnars wife, because OF
which he was thrust into prison. u he
had been like some of us. be would
have said. III the Lord is going to tfelt
me this way, there is not much reward
Tor virtue. That Is the way some of as
feel when we are pinChCd a little with
poverty, or sickness, or other mis-
fortune. We begin TO murmur against
the Lord, and feel that lie has lorsakcu
us and Is not as good to Us as we merit
And we withdraw our affection from the
Lord. Joseph might have done this
because he had many occasions OF trial
lie might have felt In his heart that the
Lord was not just, not mefcI'ul and not
mindful Of His servants. for he seemed
TO have had some reason ior feeling that
way. But the Lord saw the end from
the beginning. Joseph did not, but be
had faith In God. and put his trust in
Him, aud by aud by the Lord brought
out what lie intended. and made Joseph
the savior Of his fathers house as well
as Of all Egypt
"God moves In q mysterious way.
His wonders 10 perform.
lie plants His iooutcpi on iho sea,
And rides upon he storm.
Deep 10 unhthomlbic mines
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he ucasufel up His bright designs
And works H5 sovereign Viii.
This Is the way In which the Lord
often deals with the children Of men,
and Il Is not for us 10 Judge Him. We
should not complain or murmur when
we have Affections and trials TO pass
through, OF when He chastises as. We
should think al the more that we are
the loved Of God. aud that lie Is feeling
after MS for our good. to humble us
pefchance, and to keep us In the right
way
Job was another example. Job was a
righteous man, perfect In all his ways.
There were none like him in all the
earth. Satan observed this, and he ap
peared before the Lord, and the Lord
said, Whence contest thouY Satan re-
piled, From going TO and fro IN the
earth, and from walking up and down
In it, And the Lord said unto Satan,
Hast thou considered my servant Job.
that there Is none like him In the earth.
a perfect and an upright man, one that
icareth God aud eschcweth evil" An
says Satan, but hast not thou made an
hedge about him, and about his house.
and about all that he hath on every
side 2 Thou hast blessed the work OF his
hands, and his substance Is increased IN
the land. But put forth thine hand now,
and touch all that he hath. and he will
curse thee TO thy face" The Lord said,
Behold, all that he bath Is In thy
power; only upon himself put not forth
thine hand" So short time after this
q messenger came unto Job, and said
The oxen were blowing. and the
asses ieeding beside them:
And the Sabeans fell upon them, and