The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-05

safe thing to do to criticize Moses
Don't you suppose it would be a great
deal more interesting If you could
hear Moses. There was never a dis
cord; there was never anything that
did not seem alright. He did exactly
the right thing in the right spirit.
Study his character and you will see
that he did the right thing. 1t is Won
derful so that you can hardly imagine.
But you say: o. that is imitation of
perfection. We are here with NOR
tality and change; we have to sleep
one-third of our time; we can niver
attain perfection" Well, there is
truth in that argument, but let me
tell you that used to discourage me;
but I read a little story one time. 1t
has been a source of great comfort to
me over all these years. The story
is that of painter. He came in one
day and said to his students: AT a
certain time we are going to have an
exhibition. I want each of you to
paint my picture So they went to
work to get ready for this exhibition.
Every pupil in that school painted the
masters picture. One young man
loved the master and so he threw his
whole soul into this picture; he work
ed early and late and did everything
he could to make a perfect picture,
and when the day came when the
master said you will lay aside your
brushes, the young man looked on the
picture and was discouraged. The
next day the judges came and the
pictures were brought uncovered. The
judges went from one to another, and
as they con,mented upon them this
young man sat by hardly breathing as
they approached the picture. They
raised the curtain and everybody ex-
claimed: What a picture Of the
master! The fact was that after the
students were gone, the master had
come and touched up that picture, and
so 1t is when we have gone about
this great work Of painting the picture
Of the Master in our hearts and lives
and when we come to the end we will
not be satisfied with it. We will be
ashamed with what we have accom-
plished, and when we have reached
up as high as we can He will reach
down and take up by the hand and
lift us up into His presence.
From Practical Standpoint.
Now, then, let US look at this from
had a religion that he could take
right along with him in his business,
a religion that you can use every day.
Now what did Christ do and how did
He command them that shall follow
in His footsteps? Peter tells us that
He went about doing good. We wait
for people to come and heel; them
came to Him and said: I will CO."
Looked for an opportunity; ready TO
do wherever there was suffering. Now
we may initiate Him in doing the
things that come to our hands. Do
you know opportunity Is Gods COM
mands2 God did not take men by the
head and thrust them out. God gives
you an opportunity to do; it is Gods
voice calling you to do the things that
need to be done, but wherever there
is need, there is the necessity to meet
that need and the opportunity to do
that thing is Gods ealing to you to
do 1t. Opportunity is Gods COM
mand.
THE Apostle Paul proves that
What does he say: AS we have,
therefore, opportunity to do good, let
us go about doing good following Him
in that. That is one thing that is
worth while. BY and by you will look
back over your life and here and there,
there will be a spot that comes up in
your life. Where you have done a
good deed It. will come back to you
like a sweet memory or a sweet song
that will sound in your ears and it
will cheer you and you will THANK God
that you did it."