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James 1:12-25 On T.A.P.

Posted Sunday, February 01 2009 @ 5 PM byJudson Tagged James 0 comments Add comment

TEXT: James 1:12-22

THEOLOGY

The results of a trial are revealing. Either a.) you prove you love God or b.) you prove you hate God.
If we are not draw, dependent or dedicated to Jesus it will show in our response to the trials in our lives, and how we will blame God for putting them in our lives.
However, this is wrong because God does not put a trial in your life to make you sin, but to make you more like Jesus.
It is your choice to run from that purpose, and the opposite of becoming like Jesus is to be become unlike Jesus (i.e. remain sinful, unclean, unrighteous, evil)
God intends to call forth His troops by His word and His Word is what wetrust and desire to know.
Therefore, we seek out every opportunity to hear His word (i.e. read the Bible)
Finally, if we are doing this (counting trials as joy, asking God for wisdom in tough times, seeking His word) we will prove that we love Jesus by doing what the Bible says.

APPLICATION

Think of a trial (can someone recently went through and write out the outcomes if a.) the person endured it with faith and b.) Ran away, gave up or side stepped the trial. What are the differences? What did they prove about themselves?
How about yourself? Do you see an area in your life that you need to change?
Look at the last week of your life. How much “Jesus” did you put into your bank account and how much spending did you take out. Honestly examine yourself asking “Am I dedicated to the Spiritual Disciplines”? (i.e. Reading/Studying, Memorizing, Meditating on the Bible, Fasting, Praying, Celebrating/Fellowship, Confession, Service, Submission, Purity, Sacrifice etc)
Do you have a sense of how much God invests in your life?
What can you do this week to seek to know God more?

PRAYER

Take a moment and pray:

Adore God for His investment in you.
Confess any shortcomings you discovered in this study and His Word that proves it.
Thank God for His time in your life and how we can come to know Him more through Spiritual Disciplines.
Supplicate (Ask) God to give you grace to walk worthy of your calling and be more like Jesus. Ask God to bestow this grace on all other Young Adult Ministries in NWI.

Grace & Peace, You Are Loved,
Judson

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