The Purpose of Testing James 1:1-6

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

  Well, good to be back.  I have been absent and only because I have allowed satan to toss road blocks, no, really hurdles that I could have jumped but did not in my path. I ask for your prayers in God making me a strong warrior for Him, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.   

 James 1:1-6

To listen to James 1 click here.   James starts out saying he is a servant of God AND of the Lord Jesus Christ.

   James tells us to "count it all joy"  when we have  temptations and why should we do this?  Because, James continues, "the trying of your faith worketh patience."

   Verse 4 James goes on to say: "But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."  Wow!  What an encouragement to us all. But wait------there is more.

   If you lack wisdom, ask for wisdom from God that (read and absorb) "God giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not (upbraideth means rebuked or scorned); and it shall be given to him."  So God willingly gives us wisdom; but what do you have to do? Just ask for it.

   Verse 6 "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering."  What is faith? Faith, according to Webster's is unquestioning belief, complete trust or confidence. So then, what is belief? According to Webster's conviction that certain things are true, complete trust or confidence.

    So, we must ask, and know it will happen and will not question it (wisdom).

  Then James goes on to say in verse 6: "For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed."

   And what does this mean?   It very simply means the sea will make waves in the direction the wind is blowing.  It is like a strong democrat comes to you and you go democrat; then a strong republican comes to you and you go republican; then along comes an independent and guess what - yes - you go their way.

  Wisdom - the quality of being wise or having good judgment - tells us we know what is right, we follow what is right, and we stand on the principles of correctness.

    Have you been tested lately?  Count it all blessings but don't stop - ask next for wisdom.  Love you all.

Soli Deo Gloria

Johnny