The Perfect Work - Part #2
Study References: James 1, John 1:14, Philippians 2:7, John 10:29, Job 1,2
RETHINK YOUR TRIALS!
James, the leader of the dispersed people of God, now foreigners in foreign lands, gives the Great Godly Wisdom to Count the current conflicts in their lives as JOY!
JOY!? In times of financial, personal, situational, and circumstantial difficulty…I am to count MY TRIALS, to THINK of THEM as a gladness, a benefit, or even a profit in my life? What would even motivate me to purposely THINK, COUNT, or CONSIDER…my struggles as….. JOY?
The only reference we have as Born Again Christians is the example of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Jesus not only reveals the Father’s will through the Mighty Word of the Holy Scriptures, but He also demonstrates The Word, in earth as a HUMAN! If we are being conformed into His image, His Footsteps are our Stepping Stones!
How did Jesus come into the trial of dying a horrendous death for the beloved of God and have JOY? His motivation; His passion, His inner zeal, and His humility are to……Please God, who is Our Father!
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2
The JOY of Christ was rooted and established in God the Creator, Himself NOT “a feeling” or “outside influence”! The JOY of Christ was rooted in the Father’s predestined willingness to fulfill His own great pleasure and the power of His all-knowing, divine nature to use even the battles of our lives to complete what He started!
The trials in the Father’s Hands may be uncomfortable or even an unyoking place, however as a Born Again Believers in Jesus Christ….”Have you considered by Servant Job?” takes on a whole new meaning!
RETHINK your trials…. Past, present, & the ones to come! As God’s children, His sons and daughters, He is with us and He does not change His mind! It’s in our dirty places whether allowed or orchestrated, that God is doing a MIGHTY WORK IN US…
It’s Called the Perfect Work!
JAMES 1:4 BUT LET PATIENCE HAVE ITS PERFECT WORK, THAT YOU MAY BE PERFECT AND COMPLETE, LACKING NOTHING.
