Count It All Joy

James 1:2

"My brethren count it all joy when

ye fall into divers temptations;"

       "Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations."  Does James mean to say that all trials are joyful?  Certainly not.  Rather, he indicates what the attitude of the heart should be in time of trouble.  Present trials should be considered in the light of what will be best and most beneficial for us in the end.  We can rejoice that the trail will result in the acquisition of knowledge and experience.
       We can be glad that the testing will result in God's setting His own divine approval upon our faith.  We ought to be happy that God is working out His secret purposes for us and in us. Testings are God's way of cultivating and strengthening our faith and of producing patience in us. It is the outcome in which we find our joy, not in the trial itself.

       The Christians life demands constancy, expectancy, and perseverance under a multitude of circumstances and pressures. All of the situations tend to produce patience at the same time that they are exhibiting the genuineness of our faith. When patience has it's full effect in our life, it leads on into perfection, into completion, wanting nothing.  
       My Friend, "This does not mean sinless perfection."  When faith and obedience have been tried and the believer comes through victoriously, the purpose of God has been accomplished.  Patience under trial will enable the believer to bear all the trials, gain every advantage, and attain the divine purpose in them until at last the heavenly and final goal is reached.    
AMEN!!  

Reading: (James 1:2-4)
Ref: (HG SB)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry