Morning Worship

TRIALS TO TRIUMPH

 "    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;³ Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.⁴ But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.⁵ If 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.⁶ But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.⁷ For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.⁸ A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.⁹ Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:¹⁰ But 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.¹² Blessed 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. "

- James 1:12

Introduction:

þ What would you like to have a trials or a triumph ?

þ These two is connected to each other.

þ In verse James 1:13-15 "¹³ Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:¹⁴ But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.¹⁵ Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. "temptation came from Satan while in 1 Corinthians 10:13 "¹³ There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. " God give us trial that will strengthen  our walk as being child of God.

¤ God will allow this things to happen so that our spiritual life will matured.

þ It is common to man to undergo in any trials. Especially we Christians we must not be surprised.

POINTERS

I. BE PATIENCE  ( verse 3 )

þ Christian life takes time , it is not a process of who will be the faster but who will endure until the end .

II. BE PRAYERFUL  ( verse 5 )

þ We must continue to pray and ask in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ .

þ Involve yourselves in church activities involving prayer like prayer meeting, prayer vigil and prayer warrior.

þ Prayer and patience connect each other

III. BE POSITIVE ( verse 6-8 )

þ Be optimistic in your outlook

þ Think positive with humbleness and in God’s direction

IV. BE PERSEVERING ( verse 12 )

þ  Not quitting but still continuing

 CONCLUSION

  " ¹⁷ Every 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. "