Series: Tested: Trials and Triumphs
Speaker: Pastor Scott
Date: 6/23/24
Points:
1 Peter 4:12-19
James 1:2-3
Tests are NOT temptations.
James 1:12
Tests and trials have three possible origins:
- Is it of a spiritual origin?
-John 10:10
-1 Peter 5:8
2.Is it of a natural origin?
-Romans 8:18-25
-Revelation 21:4
3.Is it of a human origin? (man's heart)
-Genesis 6:5
-Jeremiah 17:9
-Matthew 15:19
-James 1:14
Ultimately, regardless of what you believe about the source of your suffering, you have to draw one of two conclusions:
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God authored it
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God allowed it
In school, tests were given for two reasons: to confirm what you had already learned, and to reveal what you hadn't.
If God sends a test, it's always for our best!
So what do I do with the gap?
-Deuteronomy 29:29
Fill the gap with faith - and trust!
-Hebrews 13:5-6
Bottom Line: We have the promise of His presence!