The Detroit times., 1916-11-04
Job Was Perfect Because His Faith
Helped Him to Bear His Affections
g. day Afternoon,s Sermon

Ir.t job There was a man
Oh" land Of ~ whose name was
JOB md that man was perfect. aud
ca" hat feared God and hated
evil
That verse gives US the greatest
possible certificate OF character
Nu' only greatest In what is said
.H'r". but language cannot express
more
.I' declares that Job was perfect
In other words that nothing could
ar added When that was said, All
had been said that speech could
say
Perfect man means an Al, "a "a
karat proposition. and then some
has the kind Of a man God tells
u- lpb was. He was perfec, in
rHaracter-nothing more could be
aid of an angelic was perfect
hen measured by the highest
standard Gods standard OF perfec
ton lie was white in the light OF
heaven
This certificate Q, character =
flo Greatest that could be made and
rom the highest possible source
#rat ~ means that Job Just suited
rul The ali-seeing eye ~ ~"
orl did not 0nd one single flaw In
.t. makeup. Il was nrst time in
1rred history that God could look
nruru' the land of UL and End one
Hn could trust, one He could ad
uEs lie could recommend and
.eHT..
would rather be perfect in the
HEl D, God than have all thai the
word can give of wealth, of pleas
err. ur of honor
Think OF 'hy hope and IN pIra
rou rhi- IS 80 US. medItating upon
n declaration that God made
bout Job n Job could please God
ut become perfect in IIis sight
ht cannot YOU - ! hope 20 do 'i.
Tn IupH that n is possible foI ON"
maa to please Cod Is 10 know 1ay
ono vino lives may do tho anne
hing
NO Man Can BE Perfect Three Days
The bible does not say that JOB
VAS perfect IN the sight Of man
Ha was perfect In the sight OF God
If { bought | had 70 please
overs body or miss heaven, I'd simP
have 20 throw up the sponr" %
would be Impossible II Job had 80
Ha perfect In the sight OF hts neigh
aors no would never wear crown
"lf you had 20 please cyeryoody
lu newer would see heaven Nou
tt, 20 lower every standard ~
dn,cury and morality 20 phase
-omo mutt&
There's not ono ~ us who could
please all the people for even one
eek n our lives depended upon g.
There's hardly a man who would be-
rfect IN the sight OF his wife Tor
three days
The humhlpst can please God 10
ffe' are earnest. and can do their
f,rs best rs thousand times
easier 90 please God than our neigh
iors The reason is God knows
,yerything about g. while our int-
mstr friends know very littlc.
"Our friends Judge US BY what
'hey want 20 DO or would do N The
Rad The power Human vision stops
af The surface God looks az IA"
heart Many people measure God,
but deny His measurement of them
God doesn't pay any attention 20
The coio~ ~ your hair or your eyes
ar The beauty OF your complexion
You NAV look fnp ? me- and az 'hc
same time be rotten IN the sight o.
,,0d Some people will veil Amen
7tH they raise the roof and ihel
skin YOU In horse trade
There was man in the land at
~.
Don't know anything about th"
'and of II Wished did but iN
toll YOU what I think about II
II have an idea that II was
hard place for a man 20 be perfect
often meet people who think re-
lgIon ia sort or a matter OF goog
raphy. that their state OF grace Dc.
prnds upon the state they may i've
in.
There are men In Detroit who
think they could be good Chris
rtaus In washington, there are men
IN New Jersey who think they
could be good Christians IN Cali
tornia.
II heard OF man who went 10
camp meeting and shouted until he
actually frightened the people
Think of people becoming frighten-
rd ~ a red.hot camp meeting
III Job could please God IN the
land OF u. I believe " n possible
for any Christian 20 do so, whore
eyor their lot may be providentially
cast. The man who has 20 he in q
revival 90 be happy-there's leak
somewhere In his faith. Doubts are
leaks that will sink the ship ~
faith
= You Know Good Of Anybody Tell
There was a man In the land or
~ and his name wAs Job.
Have YOU noticed whenever the
nible says something good about q
man II generally gives the name.
and n nothing but evil can he said
~ him the name Ia withheld
we know the name OF tho poor
reggar ~ the rich mans gate, but
go do not know the name oi tho
r,ch man There's something hcro
that We should think NJ and ponder
over in our mind n YOU know any
thing good about anyone. tel u :
ont
"For stilf another reason avn
risd Jobs name has been given W .
ia connection with this story OF his /
.fiai Ills experience has been !
rreaf bipssing and help to me. !
want to tell Job when | get 20 heay- !
IN. and I'm glad TO have his name I
80 that / IAN call for him.
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