The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09
Sunday School
Lesson 5
Continued from Page Four)

weakling putting our own weak
construction on our afflictions. We
should endure them like a Chris
tian. Like Job we should be con-
demned for putting a false con-
Struction of the trials we must en-
dure. II may seem like a dark and
tangled riddle, but out of the cloud
comes the beautiful sunshine and
the luminous order of Gods world.
Job had talked too loudly and
said much as he seemed to do bat
tie with God. Man must trust what
he cannot understand and the spir-
it filled man will stand upright with
girded loins and walks as worthy
soldiers through life, even though
We walk through the shadow Of
death. Like David we viii fear no
evil.
Most of US have endured physical
or mental pain and anguish. One
of the finest women of our COM
munity is an arthritic. She cannot
move without excruciating pain and
is in constant misery. Yet il is a
pleasure and inspiration to sit and
talk with this patient. She is cheer
full and has the brightest smile as
she talks of current events and the
good and beautiful things of life.
Especially is she interested in her
church and with beaming counten-
ance speaks of her faith in God.
Not word of complaint but i'm
plicit trust in her belief that all
things work together for good to
those that love- the Lord.
Questions And Answers
| Job has the audacity to question
God. He is then told that the whole
creation is the work of God. "The
morning stars sing together and all
the sons of God shouted for joy."
Are We better than the angels who
sang their anthems of praise? II
they could appreciate the greatness
and goodness Of God, why shouldn't
we? Why should we cry and cringe
and question the ways of our Crea-
tor?
! Finally it dawned upon this pitt
full creature and he said, 81 know
that thou canst do all things He
had been arrogant and bold but
now he understands and becomes
penitent and submissive. He had
heard Of Jehovah but now is able
to see and understand. He has seen
God and now detests his human
weakness. II is to Jobs credit that
he reformed and admitted his er-
or. Only great men admit their
faults.
1t is said that Job received
twice as much as he had before.r
Of course we think in material
terms. While Job was blessed with
more wealth, it wasn't so much the
worldly things that pleased Job so
much as his better understanding
of his Creator Here we have this
poor, bewildered and suffering
man crying out, Though he slay
me, yet will l trust him. Behold
the fear of the Lord, that is wis
dom. know that my Redeemer
liveth." Job had his answer and
so can we find the answer.
| II is said that the great Beet
hoven had lonely childhood. He
practiced his music for hours every
day. One evening he passed cob
bler's cottage where he heard a
little blind girl playing one of his
compositions. He heard her say
that she would like to hear real
musician play the piece. Beethoven
entered the cottage and sat at the
plano for more than an hour and
played for the little girl. The lone
candle went out and dusk settled
INTO evening as the moonlight glis-
tened INTO the room. Under the in
splration of that little blind girl
bectnoven composed one of his
most beautiful numbers, The Moon
hgnt Sonata. Out of the darkness
OF the hour there can come un-
oerstanding and beauty. That is
1ous answer to our preplexities.
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