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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :Temptation and Trial Bible Verse:James 1:9-18 (NASB) "But the brother of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position; and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away. Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures." Message:
In James 1:1-11, the apostle counsels his readers to cultivate a divine perspective on the trials and temptations that he says are a normal part of the Christian experience. When we understand the Lord’s purposes behind them, we can respond with wisdom to the circumstances in which we find ourselves. When we are poor, we can glory in our position in Christ (1:9); when we have abundance, we can humbly acknowledge that all we are and have is from the Lord (1:10-11).
Endurance under trial not only produces temporal fruit (1:4), but also eternal fruit: “Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him” (1:12). Using the same word for “blessed” that Jesus used in the Sermon on the Mount, James says that the quality of our love for God as well as our faith is manifested in our responses to the trials we face. Just as love and commitment enable a couple to remain steadfast in spite of adversity, so a growing relationship with God will enable a believer to trust Him during difficult times.
The better we understand the ways of the Lord, the more we can trust Him. Part of this understanding is the realization that God never tempts us: “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am being tempted by God’; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone” (1:13). Although the word is the same as that used earlier for “test,” the context indicates that here it refers to a solicitation to evil. While it is true that God places us in situations where we can sin, He never puts us in a position where we must sin. This would be contrary to His attributes of love and goodness.
Dr. Boa is devoted to a ministry of relational evangelism and discipleship, teaching, writing, and speaking. He holds a B.S. in astronomy from Case Institute of Technology, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, a Ph.D. from New York University, and a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford in England. I highly recommend a visit to his website, KenBoa.org, which is filled with free videos, written commentary, newsletters, etc.
Meditation : Prayer : And finally, grant me O Lord, I pray, the lamp of charity which never fails, that it may burn in me and shed its light on those around me, and that by its brightness I may share a vision of that holy City, where dwells the true and never-failing Light, Jesus Christ our Lord.....Amen |
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