The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-05

; nings. But mark, Satan had 5
arranged it that one messenger aftc
. the other came TO Job, bringing hir
one terrifying message after another
While one messenger was yet speak
ing satan had another on the run
he so hurried him that he was al
most out of breath, when he cam
TO Job, where the first one was stii
/ speaking and could hardly deliye
the message for painting, so it wa
with the third and fourth. How thes
poor fellows had TO hurry their fee
/ 20 carry the DEVILS messagesl H,
stu makes men who serve hin
chase about thus till they almost die
But there was a devilish object il
all this. II Job had had but one
minute ne would have fallen upor
his knees, and by prayer obtained
strength Immediately. This satan
knew very well. and it was his in
tention 10 suddenly overwhelm Job
and felt almost sure OF victory too
But if ever in his life he was beat
en-, deceived, and put to shame, /.
was now. After Job had heard it
all he fell upon the earth, praying,
and said, The Lord gave, blessed
be the name OF the Lord" His
praise to God struck the devil like
thunderbolt OF surprise. "Ho
what is all this? This is not as l
expected he explained. Full Of
anger, shame and madness, he fled
feeling as mean as only a defeated
devil can feel. But he could not
rest yet, thinking, IF Job is possess
ed OF such deep piety, what harm
Will he not do my cause upon earth
must go at him again. 80 he
went to the assembly of the sons of
fod again, he now tells the Lord.
f he would lay his hand upon Jobs
)ody and life he would curse God:
for all that a man hath will he
,ive for his life" said satan. Then
he Lord said, Behold he is in thine
land; nut save his life" So went
atan forth from the presence of the
ord, and smote Job with boils from
he sole of his foot unto his crown.
Iehold, as soon as he had permis-
ion he chased and tumbled himself
fter the man of Coo and abused him
lost miserably, causing him 10 break
ut all over with boils, so that he
ad TO scrape the corruption off with
potsherd, and sit in ashes. Now
e had robbed Job of his children,
IS cattle, his lands, his health, and
most his life, leaving him only a
'oss and ugly wife, who under the
fluence of the evil spirit came
)on bim and Knocked him saying,
)ost thou still retain thine integ.
ty? Curse God and die The old
lemy knows so well what a great
fluence the wife has over the
lsband, and he thought Now
I'VE surely conquered; Job surely
mt stand that" But hark. JOB
lswered her. being ftily in the {
yht; Thou speaketh as one of the
olish women speaketh, What shall
2 receive good at the hand of God,
ID not evil?" Defeated again, sa-
n now turns Jobs former friends -.
0se upon him, to plague him with
cusations until it was almost in -
erable. Just think how this holy ;,
)us, CCnsecrated man of God was :.
ought into distress; his posses =,
ms, his children, almost his life. :,
Ken away from him; prosecuted by -,
own wife and former friends; his -,
Il enveloped in darkness; Satan D
'ught he could worry and discour- =.
him till he had him conquered; =,
ice he listened with Joy to the %
lentations of Job. But suddenly -
heard. to his terror, a confident :,
lamation come up from the depth 80
jobs soul Il know that my
ieemer liyeth, and that he shall
nd at the later day upon the
tn; Ana though after my skin. =
ms destroy this body, yet in my =
h shall l see Cod" No doubt the
my now lost all hope, for he
that Job did not serve God for
ldlyprosperity but that he was
hored deeply in his Redeemer
end and object Of this great
had now been reached. Goi
ed against the captivity of Jch,
owed his wretchedness, and
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