The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-05
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him no onec6teeEtg? ??xtothea n2.
job, but right here in the first chap.
ter find something about him nC
one has yet clearly brought out
namely, that Job was, at the same
| time, both very rich and very pious
Is not that a rare case? / guess he
was entirely sanctified | wonde.
whether there is another Job 10
be found nowadays in the church ?
| doubt whether there is one in the
Methodist church. We have people
who are as pious as Job was, but
they are not so rich. Great God,
how important it is that our rich pro-
fessors OF religion should be entire
ly redeemed and purified from all
vanity, pride, avarice, and worldly
mindedness. o, that the generation
Of Jobs might increase, Here | find
something in the fifth verse that
each father and mother should take
to heart. Job offered burnt offerings
every day for his children for he
thought they might have sinned. This
wealthy and respectable man was
very much concerned for the saliva
tion of his children. He was not
satisfied with their worldly pros
rerity he had great anxiety for the
salvation of their souls. Fathers
and mothers, how is it with you9
DO YOU also pray and bring daily Of
ferings to God in behalf Of YOUR
children, that they may not be over
come of the world and Satan? OrI
are you satisfied if your son is a |
greedy speculator, and your uncon-
Yerted daughter struts about in such
display that onee's horse gets fright. |
enol at her and attempts to run
away when passing her on the /
street? O, We parents, learn from
this pious man to observe YOUR
family worship daily, and let the
offering of living, believing PRAYER.
lften ascend for your children. But
'ou must also be right and live rirat
'efore them or it will avail nothing
We next find that the children Of
iod met together, either at Jobs
louse, or in his neighborhood. Verse
tx. Some think these sons of God"
we're the holy angels. | allow them
o have their opinion. but shall take
he word Just as it stands: ! think
must have been a meeting of real
We children of God-human beings
no We're soundly converted. for if
here was a Job at that time. there
ere also, it is likely, other pious
ersons These held a meeting and
ahold, satan came in also. And So
does to this day-but the eternal |
cd was here among His children. |
r they had come before God with ]
aver, hungering and thirsting after =
shteousness. Satan was behind r.
ne. But here I come to a point II
at could never yet be found out y
the wisdom Of the world. but only
the spirit OF God. Il is too deep II
r me, il is such a depth that one III
aggers in trying 10 look into II. III
d that is the severe trials AMI
eat sufterings Of Job. Satan be-
: in the assembly among the chill
en- OF God. was asked Of the Lord. III
hence cometh thou?' What have |
u TO do here? You are out Of your /
ice here. The Lord knew that II
an was enyious of Job, because he III
S such light in the Lord. and he
q come as an accuser OF the breth-
!, 10 bring something against this
I'd man, who was as a thorn n
eye, and being a liar from the
he would not speak the
th even TO God, but said, Il have
IN passing to and fro in the coun-
, after my business and hearing
{ there was a meeting here. |
ught l would come and see whar
going on" Though this was full OF
, there was some truth woven into
The devil does pass UP and
IN in the land and has a great
] OF business. He must frequently
70 the gambling places, parties.
ces and see that everything goes
right devilish, aud especially the L