Bible Study The Nature Of Trials And Tribulations

[WalterandDebbie]

9-28-19

The Nature Of Trials And Tribulations

◄ James 1 ►
King James Bible Par ▾
Jude 1:1-2)

1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

Philippians 1:12-20)

2My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 7For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

Contrast of the Rich and Poor

9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: 10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Perseverance in Temptation

13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 16Do not err, my beloved brethren. 17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Hearing and Doing

19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. 27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Love always, Walter

 

[jerry63935]

james is a good book

 

[iLOVE]

God is the one that justifies, not man.

Some Believers, immature in the Word, have the idea that anyone who falls is weak. That is not necessarily so! The Truth is, if the Lord allowed the pressure to be applied to most, as He did David or Paul, or Peter for that matter, or a host of others, they would not only fall, but be totally destroyed in the process. God allows Satan certain latitude according to the particular Call on the individual's life, which will, most of the time, necessitate a certain spiritual maturity. None of this is any excuse for failure, but, nevertheless, the situation is never as simple as it seems, or some people make it out to be. The only experts on these battles are those who have never fought them.

Forty years in the desert was needed to humble (Moses) the strength of the "flesh" and destroy its hope; the possible king of Egypt was now an obscure shepherd.

Pastor Jimmy Swaggart and Williams Commentary's

 

[WalterandDebbie]

james is a good book

Amen

 

[WalterandDebbie]

Amen

 

[WalterandDebbie]

God is the one that justifies, not man.

Some Believers, immature in the Word, have the idea that anyone who falls is weak. That is not necessarily so! The Truth is, if the Lord allowed the pressure to be applied to most, as He did David or Paul, or Peter for that matter, or a host of others, they would not only fall, but be totally destroyed in the process. God allows Satan certain latitude according to the particular Call on the individual's life, which will, most of the time, necessitate a certain spiritual maturity. None of this is any excuse for failure, but, nevertheless, the situation is never as simple as it seems, or some people make it out to be. The only experts on these battles are those who have never fought them.

Forty years in the desert was needed to humble (Moses) the strength of the "flesh" and destroy its hope; the possible king of Egypt was now an obscure shepherd.

Pastor Jimmy Swaggart and Williams Commentary's

We will check it out, and will be in prayer.

 

[daninthelionsden]

Trials and tribulations can spiritually beat the sin outta you.

 

[iLOVE]

These trials and tribulations are not meant to destroy us, but to have a genuine Faith that is placed and maintained exclusively in Christ and the Cross of Calvary where the victory was won. There is a purpose in trials and the test, therefore ask for wisdom.

Until the time that His word came: the word of the LORD tried him. Psalm 105:19 KJV

Until the time that His word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him. Psalm 105:19 NKJV

Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the LORD tested Joseph’s character. Psalm 105:19 NLT

The scripture says that the Lord was with Joseph!

 

[daninthelionsden]

These trials and tribulations are not meant to destroy us, but to have a genuine Faith that is placed and maintained exclusively in Christ and the Cross of Calvary where the victory was won. There is a purpose in trials and the test, therefore ask for wisdom.

Until the time that His word came: the word of the LORD tried him. Psalm 105:19 KJV

Until the time that His word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him. Psalm 105:19 NKJV

Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the LORD tested Joseph’s character. Psalm 105:19 NLT

The scripture says that the Lord was with Joseph!

Going through a trial and/or tribulation for our edification can be really tough even with our Lord by our side, but it would be impossible without Him and would surely destroy us. Never let go during the storm, just cling tighter. There is nothing else to do.

 

[iLOVE]

Going through a trial and/or tribulation for our edification can be really tough even with our Lord by our side, but it would be impossible without Him and would surely destroy us. Never let go during the storm, just cling tighter. There is nothing else to do.

Your Word for Today

“and He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to Heaven, He blessed, and broke, and gave the loaves to His Disciples, and the Disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full (Mat. 14:19-20).

An order is developed here which characterizes the life and living of Believers, at least if they want to truly follow the Lord. That order is:

1. “He took”: His taking the five loaves and two fish characterize Him taking us when we were Born-Again. Let it be understood: As these were multiplied to feed thousands of people, He desires to multiply us, as well. If we will truly follow Him, in other words, follow the order that is laid out here, thousands will be spiritually fed and spiritually healed.

2. “He blessed”: Almost immediately after the person is saved, the blessings of the Lord begin. They come from all directions in order to encourage the new convert. It is a blessed time; however, we cannot remain in that particular position, simply because the Lord has something much greater for us. Many Christians, in this state, attempt to give the “blessing” to others, but the conclusion is that self is glorified instead of the Lord. Consequently, the end result is of no positive benefit.

3. “He broke”: After the blessing comes the breaking, and this is the part that none of us enjoy. However, if we are to be what we must be in the Lord, it is inevitable, meaning absolutely necessary, that we experience the breaking process. It is painful and hurtful, but necessary! This is what John the Baptist was speaking of when, concerning Jesus, he said, “Whose fan is in His Hand, and He will thoroughly purge His Floor, and gather His Wheat into the garner; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire” (Mat. 3:12).

4. “He gave”: Only after we have been properly broken can we then be successfully given. And now there is a great difference. Instead of “self” being glorified, the Master is glorified. We can now be multiplied, which will then spiritually feed the multiplied thousands who are in such desperate need.

Unfortunately, many do not survive the breaking process. They quit, lose faith, lose heart, and, thereby, miss the greatest blessing of all.”

—Donnie Swaggart (taken from the “Word for Every Day”)
Donnie Swaggart