Today's
E-Votion James
Chapter 1
The Less Popular Gospel 1
James
, a servant
of God
and
of the Lord
Jesus
Christ,
to the twelve
tribes
which
are scattered abroad,
greeting.
2
My
brethren,
count it
all
joy
when
ye fall
into divers
temptations;
GospelSeek.com Do
you? I don't. Well, I don't right away. But sometimes I do when I
think about it a bit. Do what?
Verse 2 says I should be joyful about falling into temptation. We will be
looking at the Book of James over the next bit of time. I hope you have time
to join me. We are to be glad when we
fall into various temptation. Stop and think about that. You can also
read trouble for the word temptation. When trouble comes our
immediate reactions are something like panic, dismay, fear, doubt, and many other
negative emotions. But James is asking
us to rethink our natural stance. We are to be disciplined. That is
because if we trust JESUS as LORD
and SAVIOR we are HIS
disciples and that word is from the word discipline. Tomorrow
we will delve into the reasons for being joyful in temptation. But for now, I
will give you one good reason. We grow in times of trouble. Pure and
simple. Our growth as followers of the JESUS
Path comes when we react properly to trouble. I
know this isn't often taught. We expect our faith to bring us to the top of
the mountain and leave us there! But, our greatest experience of the LORD'S
love, care and guidance comes way down in the valleys of life. Not
a popular saying, but the Truth nonetheless. Tune in tomorrow to see more on
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