Daily Bread_May 9, 2013

Title: Every Trial Has the Seeds to Be a Blessing

Text:

James 1:2-8 (HCSB)
² Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials,
³ knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
⁴ But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
⁵ Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him.
⁶ But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
⁷ That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
⁸ An indecisive man is unstable in all his ways.

Observation:

People of faith can expect and should welcome the testing of their faith. It is through the testing of our faith that reveals whether it is real.

There is a great reward for those who past the faith test.

James 1:2-3 (AMP)
² Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations.
³ Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience.

It takes godly wisdom to be able to handle the trials or when we fall into any type of temptation. God will supply what we need; we need wisdom to enable us to get through the trial, and reap the reward of the spiritual blessings of endurance, steadfastness and patience. O, the blessings of faith in God, and faithfulness to God.

Prayer:

Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I pray that I will have faith to enable me to face the trials of life and have them work for me and not against me. Father, may my faith and focus be upon you, and not the trial. Lord God Almighty, give me faith to trust you more, and the wisdom to handle trials without losing my joy. In Jesus name, Amen.

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Acts 6:4 (KJV)
⁴ But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

 

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