Friday, February 16, 2018

A piece of work at the BYU Museum of Art shows Job lying in misery and a scripture is above his head, and God is asking, "Have your forgotten that I am the creator of all things?" and a scripture below says, "Thou aren't yet as Job." A wise owl sits above Job, symbolic of Christ, looking over Job.

In this piece Job is symbolic of all of us.  We are down at times, we are depressed, and lost, but we cannot forget Christ, He who is the creator of all things.

DC 122:
And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.
The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he?
Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee; for their bounds are set, they cannot pass. Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less; therefore, fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever.
All these pains and horrors and sadness we see, will only be for our good.  We just have to be patient in waiting for it.
DC 121:
My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands.1Thou art not yet as Job; thy friends do not contend against thee, neither charge thee with transgression, as they did Job.
We must always remember the testimony that Job shared, "I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES." 

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