“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” (James 1:2-3) This Is a Test One key to joy in suffering lies in how you interpret your suffering (see Day 4). James...
Are there some intruders in your life—unwelcome hardships that have broken into your life and are now causing problems for you? The way you define those hardships can make a night and day difference in how much joy you have today—and whether those hardships accomplish...
When James tells us to consider it pure joy when we face trials, does that apply to all hardships? What about problems that are your own fault? Or if it’s something that displeases the Lord? ***** “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of...
Chapter 15 Meanings The Dark Cloud Only when Adam first crosses into the high country does he realize he has been in a dark cloud all his life. This depicts the spiritual darkness of the world. Unbelievers hate the light because it exposes their sin (John 3:19-20)....
Chapter 12 Meanings Judas Desires Judas desires represent what the New Testament calls “the flesh” (translated “sinful nature” in the NIV). It is the part of a believer that keeps sinning because of its attachment to this world (See Romans 7 as an example). EXCERPT...
Chapter 7 There are no new points of analogy in chapter seven. Chapter 8 The Desire for the Little one’s Approval Adam’s desire for the little ones’ approval represents our desire to be respected by the world. Especially, in our culture, in the academic/scientific...
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