Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-14
School
Lesson
,By BEN EEWSOMR)
by BEN NEwsoMgj

Lesson cto5cr %, Gcn. g2.l-l4.
This lesson has been referred 70 an
incalculahlc number # times as the
greatest ,os' ~ mans faith that
could be devised Yet AbrTim lnoW
Abraham stood the test and came
oUt blessed Through his son Isaac,
the child of his old age. he had been
promised should come the great
nation mentioned In his call from
thd.dcI. Sc, hcer he had divine
orders 20 take Isaac and offer him up
~ "A sacrifice In order that the
trial might be the more thorough, he
was told to journey three days 20
the place Of saCrifiCe, 80 that he had
ample opportunity 10 rcyolvc in his
mind the problem Of what God really
meant 10y such "A demand. His act
was one Of delbcrdtion, not one
hastily carried cut How could il be
that Isaac should be the father OF q
great nation after he had been slain
on the altar. and that by his father :
hand How could n bc that Jr.
hOvah, who abhprrei the human sac
riticcs prevalent among the hcathcu,
could ASK such a thing Of his faith
ful servant? There was plenty Of
time for him TO ask himself an these
and many more puzzlinE questions
while that three days journey was in
progress
We have no record Of what passed
through the mind Of Abraham, but
II b." harb0rcd any doubts or uues-
ti0nings. We hdy" no iutiination Of
IN" fact Instead, he uuQuestiOna bly
ub"Ncd. even 10 the painstakinE prep
Araiiun fur the act, and wasted no
timc IN putting OFF the hour of ac-
mplishmcnt II would seem, too,
that lac took nobody into his conf
dcnoC, His own son knew not the
object of the journey mr. the part he
was TO play in 1t. yet this same son
manifested the same degree of faith
In his father that the father did in
God. for he made no objection to be-
ing hound and placed upon the altar.
And Abraham was faithful to- the
last. for lie had the knife in his hand
20 execute the order when God in
trrfcrcd. How many Of us are will
INK - take God at his word? How
many Of MS will give instant Obe-
dirnCe without counting the COST
We have often wondered what was
10 hc the method, II any used to
test tho faith OF some people we
know. They are Of such nature
that trials cmbittcr them instead Of
strengthening their spirituality. They
are far from the fidelity Of Abraham.
and still farther from the dcclara-
tion Of job though he slay me. yet
will praise him" That is real faith.
That Is the kind OF faith that re-
moves mountains. perhaps not ma
tcrial mountains, but certainly spirit
ual obstacles. And the faith Of
Abraham, that unqueslionins obe-
dience. that unhesitatinE pronTptness.
that childlike trust. Is what Christ
said must be the mental attitude ot
those who would enter the Kingdom
OF God, II is not our part to ques-
tion the Lords purposes, but only to
obey, and trust him to see that all
things come out right. When we get
that kind OF faith We will be spared
many OF the worries and anXieties
that ordinarily oppreSs us our husi-
ness tx to do our duty as laid down;
tthe results are Gods business.
Religion never makes unreasonable
demands upon us. II VIC are called
B upon to perform certain work, "A
work which We doubt having the