James 1:3-4 (MSG)
3 You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors.
4 So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way.
James 1:12 (GW)
12 Blessed are those who endure when they are tested. When they pass the test, they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
WORD OF GOD FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD
TOPIC -A FAITH THAT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED IS A FAITH THAT CAN`T BE TRUSTED
IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT LIFE IS LIKE AN ONION
BECAUSE THE MORE YOU PEEL IT THE MORE IT WILL MAKE YOU CRY
AND THE HARSH REALITY IS THAT AS OUR DAYS UNFOLD
WE ONLY HAVE ONE LIFE TO LIVE
AND AS THE WORLD TURNS
SOMETIMES IT WILL HAVE YOU FEELING LIKE YOU`RE YOUNG AND RESTLESS
AND A PATIENT AT GENERAL HOSPITAL IN THE CUKOO FOR COCOA PUFFS WARD
BUT AS WE PRESS ON WITH THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES
AND CONTINUE TO WALK IN THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
WE WILL STILL HAVE TO ENDURE MORE -PROBLEMS --PERILS --PAIN AND PRESSURE
THAT SEEK TO PREVENT US FROM GETTING WHERE GOD REALLY WANTS US TO BE
BECAUSE ONE OF THE TEST WE WILL ALL FACE ON THIS CHRISTIAN JOURNEY IS CALL TRIBULATION
AND THE REASON WHY IS
TRIBULATION REVEALS TO US HOW MUCH FAITH EACH OF US TRULY POSSES
THAT`S WHY IT`S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
THAT A FAITH THAT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED --IS A FAITH THAT CANNOT BE TRUSTED
BECAUSE GOD USES OUR TRIALS AS A SPIRITUAL TOOL TO DEVELOP OUR FAITH
NOT TO MAKE US BITTER BUT BETTER
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AND THIS IS WHERE OUR SERMONIC ADVENTURE WILL BEGIN
BECAUSE A FAITH THAT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED IS A FAITH THAT CAN`T BE TRUSTED
BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE TO TAKE AND OPEN BOOK TEST
THAT EACH OF US TAKE IN A
LABATORY CALL LIFE
WITH PROFESSOR PAIN AND DR DILEMMA
BECAUSE IN THE LABATORY OF LIFE
GOD PLACES THE HEAT ON OUR LIVES TO SIFT THE GOOD FROM THE BAD
AND THE REASON WHY IS
BECAUSE GOD WORKS ON US TO PUT IN US WHAT HE WANTS TO COME OUT OF US
AND GOD CAN`T USE YOU RICHLY UNTIL HE WOUND YOU DEEPLY
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NOTICE WHAT JAMES SAYS
KNOWING THIS –WHICH MEANS BY EXPERIENCE
IN OTHER WORDS
GOD WANTS US TO HAVE A KNOWING THIS TESTIMONY
BECAUSE EACH OF US SHOULD KNOW THE LORD BY EXPERIENCE
IN OTHER WORDS EVERY BLOOD BOUGHT SON AND DAUGHTER OF GOD
SHOULD KNOW WHO KEPT YOU WHILE WE WE`RE SLEEP LAST NIGHT
LET SOME OF US WATCH A MOVIE IN OUR SLEEP
AND DID`NT CHARGE YOU A DIME WHEN HE WOKE YOU UP THIS MORNING
TOUCH US WITH A FINGER OF LOVE
AND ALLOWED US TO SEE A DAY WE WILL NEVER SEE AGAIN
BLESSED US ALL DAY YESTERDAY
HEAL US WHEN WE WE`RE SICK
SAVED US WHEN WE WE`RE LOST
FED US WHEN WE WE`RE HUNGRY
IN OTHER WORDS
WE SHOULD KNOW WHO BROUGHT US OUT OUR LAST STORM
AND CARRIED US THROUGH OUR LAST VALLEY
GAVE US STRENGHT WHEN WE WAS WEAK
DIED FOR US WHILE WE WAS YET SINNERS
WE SHOULD KNOW THE ONE WHO IS
TOO STRONG TO BE WEAK
TOO FAITHFUL NOT TO FORGIVE
TOO RESPONSIBLE TO FAIL US
TOO GOOD TO BE BAD
TOO SWEET TO BE SOUR
TOO KIND TO BE MEAN
TOO LOVING NOT TO CARE
TOO GRACIOUS NOT TO PROVIDE
AND TOO PERFECT TO MAKE A MISTAKE
JAMES SAY WE SHOULD KNOW
THAT TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS ARE NOT TO DEFEAT AND DISCOURAGE US
BUT GOD ALLOWS THEM TO PROVE US
TO MAKE US STRONGER AND BETTER
IN OTHER WORDS
JAMES REVEALS TO US THAT WE HAVE TO KNOW
WHO WE ARE AND WHOMS WE ARE
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WELL NOT ONLY DOES GOD WANTS US TO HAVE A WE KNOW TESTIMONY
BUT JAMES ALSO REVEALS THAT GOD HAS A DIVINE PURPOSE FOR TESTING OUR FAITH
(I KNOW THIS MAY NOT MAKE YOU HAPPY------- BUT IT WILL MAKE YOU HOLY)
BECAUSE WE CAN NEVER HAVE THE BLESSING OF THE LORD WITHOUT THE TESTING OF THE LORD
BECAUSE WE CAN`T GET ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER
IN OTHER WORDS GOD HAS TO TEST YOU BEFORE HE BLESS YOU
HE HAS TO BEND YOU BEFORE HE CAN MEND YOU
SOMETIMES GOD ALLOWS US TO GO DOWN A CROOKED ROAD
TO SEE IF OUR FAITH IS MATURE ENOUGH TO KNOW
THAT GOD IS------- ABLE TO MAKE A CROOKED ROAD STRAIGHT
JAMES SAYS THE TRYING OF YOUR FAITH
NOW THE WORD TRYING MEANS TO TEST
SOMETHING FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPROVING IT
AND THE PURPOSE FOR THE TESTING IS TO ESTABLISH GENUINE FAITH
BECAUSE OUR FAITH IS PROVED BY OUR TRIALS
AND A FAITH THAT FIZZLES BEFORE THE FINISH
WAS FAULTY BEFORE THE START
BUT THE TESTING OF OUR FAITH WHICH PRODUCES PATIENCE
AND I KNOW THE TESTING HURT
BUT THE TESTING HELP US TO BECOME ALL THAT GOD WOULD HAVE US TO BE
BUT THE GREAT NEWS ABOUT OUR TESTING IS THEY DON`T LAST ALWAYS
AND THE SHOUTING NEWS IS IT`S AND OPEN BOOK TEST
SO ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS STUDY AND OBEY THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OWNER MANUAL
WHICH IS THE WORD OF GOD
AND APPLY THEM TO OUR LIFESTYLE
AND THEN WE CAN WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT
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WELL NOT ONLY DOES GOD WANT US TO HAVE A WE KNOW TESTIMONY
AND HE HAS A PURPOSE FOR TESTING OUR FAITH
BUT THE TEXT ALSO SUGGESTS TO US
THAT IN THE WE KNOW TESTIMONY
AND THE DIVINE PURPOSE OF TRYING OF OUR FAITH
GOD REVEALS TO US HIS DIVINE PROMISES
AS A RESULT OF OUR TESTING
NOTICE WHAT JAMES SAYS
BUT LET PATIENCE HAVE HER PERFECT WORK
THAT YOU MAY BE PERFECT AND ENTIRE WANTING NOTHING
AND THE WORD PERFECT MEANS
-PERFECTION OF PURPOSE A GOAL
-TO BE SPIRITUALLY FIT
MATURE IN OUR WALK WITH THE LORD
AND (ENTIRE) MEANS
-MORE FIT
–MORE SOUND
–MORE COMPLETE
-DAY BY DAY
–TRIAL BY TRIAL
AND TEMPTATION BY TEMPTATION
THEN HE SAYS AS A RESULT OF THE TEST
WE SHALL WANTS FOR NOTHING
AND THE REASON WHY
BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH LIFE IS FULL OF UP`S AND DOWN`S
VALLEYS AND MOUNTIANS
GOOD DAYS AND BAD DAYS
JAMES REMINDS US THAT WE HAVE TO OPEN UP OUR FAITH FILES
AND GO TO THE WE KNOW TESTIMONY SECTION
AND REMEMBER HOW THE LORD HAS ANSWERED YOUR PRAYERS
LIFTED YOUR BURDENS –
AND THOSE HE DID`NT LIFT HE GAVE YOU STRENGHT TO BEAR THEM
HOW HE LED YOU INTO THE GREEN PASTURES OF PLENTY
AND WALK WITH YOU BESIDES THE STILL WATERS OF PEACE
PREPARED A TABLE FOR YOU
BEFORE YOUR HATERS
DRIED YOUR TEARS
MENDED YOUR BROKEN HEART
MADE AWAY OUT OF NO WAY
MADE YOUR ENEMIES YOUR
FOOTSTOOL
AND THEN WE HAVE TO GO TO THE PURPOSE SECTION
AND REMIND YOURSELF THAT YOUR STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION
BECAUSE GOD IS WORKING ON US TO PUT IN US WHAT HE WANT TO COME OUT OF US
IN OTHER WORDS WHERE NOT WE`RE WE SHOULD BE
WE`RE NOT WHERE WE COULD BE
BUT YOU OUGHT TO PUT YOUR SANTIFIED HANDS TOGETHER
AND THANK GOD YOU`RE NOT WHERE YOU USE TO BE
BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET TO THE PROMISE SECTION OF YOUR FAITH FILE
AND REMIND YOURSELF WHAT JAMES SAYS IN VERSE 12 HE SAYS
Blessed are those who endure when they are tested.
When they pass the test, they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
AIN`T GOD ALRIGHT
THATS WHY WHEN I THINK OF THE GOODNESS OF JESUS AND ALL HE`S DONE FOR ME
WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW HE WORE A CROWN OF THORNS DOWN HERE
SO WE COULD WEAR CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS UP THERE
YOU SEE
WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW HE WALK UP
CALVARY`S ROAD
SO THAT WHEN THIS LIFE IS OVER WE CAN WALK ON STREETS OF GOLD
WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW HE
-HUNG
-BLEED
-DIED
GOT UP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
AND NOW HAS RULE
REGENCY
AND SHALL RETURN
I`M GOING KNOW WHO I AM AND WHOMS I AM
I`M GOING TO WALK IN MY PURPOSE
AND RECIEVE THE GLORIOUS PROMISE
