Daily Purity~ Holiness Living Series:The Book of James~ Temptation James 1:1-4

James 1:1-4 "...James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

First off, Greetings to you! I'm excited about our dive into the word this month! For our first-timers, Welcome! This month, we will be going deeper into the word of God, and studying the book of James! Throughout the week, I will put up different posts about the word of God concerning this book. The topic of the month is Holiness Living. The posts will not be long, but something to ponder on throughout your day.

Lets go...

Firstly James tells his brethren to '...count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations.' We must realize here that the word 'temptation' is used and referred to as trials and testing. It does not mean an enticement to do evil. God does test us and place trials in our way, but none leads or provokes us to sin. (See James 1: 12-16)
Its also a good thing to know that the word doesn't say 'if' we fall into divers temptations. James says 'when...' meaning we will go through temptations, and we will face them. The great thing about this is that we can profit from these temptations.
James lets us know that the these temptations are the trying of our faith (vs3) and the trying of our faith worketh patience.
James then lets us know in verse 4 that we are not to stop there, but be patient and wait for your perfection to come.
We can never really know the depth of our character until we see how we react under pressure. God desires to make us mature and complete ('perfect') not to keep us from pain, instead have the strength to go through it.
Instead of complaining about our struggles, we should see them as opportunities for growth. Thank God for promising to be with you in rough times. Ask Him to help you solve your problems or give you the strength to endure them. Then be patient.
Yes, stand still, chill out...be patient!
God will not leave you alone with your problems; He will stay close by and help you grow.

Closing Prayer~
Father, we thank you for this day, and the brand new mercies you've presented us. Forgive for us for any unrighteousness, and any iniquity that may be within us. God, we want to say thank you for the temptations or the trials you have permitted to come our way. We know that the struggles and trials we face worketh paticence in me. God give us a greater measure of patience, that we may be perfect in your sight. Lord, also give us strength to resist complaining, for we know that this is for our good, and our perfecting.
We thank you God, for we once were lost, but you found us. We were blind, but you gave us sight, and we walked in death, but now we walk in newness of life. And we thank You!
In Jesus's name we pray!
Amen

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