I was reading in James again and I'm going to go over pretty much exactly what I went over yesterday because it just is hitting right now. If you go to James, chapter one, verse one: James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greetings. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into diverse temptations, knowing this. And just so you know, temptations is actually the word trials or being tempted. And in a good sense it ascertains the character or your views or your feelings. It's to be put to the test.

James, you always have to know who the word is written to. And this is written to the twelve tribes. If you go to James, chapter one, verse one, it says, James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations, knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. James is literally about acting upon your belief, acting upon your faith. If you go to chapter two, verse eighteen, it says, a man may say, thou hast faith, and I have works. Show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works. You got to act this stuff out. You got to believe God's going to take care of it, and you have to walk forward by your works.

I'm going to go over this really quick. In chapter five of Romans: and not only so, but we rejoice also in tribulation, or the afflictions. Knowing that tribulation, the afflictions, it affects your patience, or your patient enduring; and patience, experience, which is the state of having been tried; and experience, hope, which is the expectation of future good. And that expectation of future good will not cause shame. We have a good God, man. We have a good God. And when you give reverence to God, when you give that reverential awe to God, you're going to see him more in your life every time.

You are righteous through faith – Romans 8:1-2, Romans 9:31-33, Romans 10:8-10, Romans 10:1-4 Romans 8:1-2 8 There is therefore now no (not one) condemnation (judgement against) to them which are in (resting within) Christ Jesus, who walk not after the […]

Stand in liberty – 1 Corinthians 6:1-13, Romans 10:9-10, Galatians 5:1, 2 Peter 1:2 1 Corinthians 6:1-13 8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? […]

God instructs – Psalms 94:10-15, Psalms 94:19 Psalms 94:10-15 10 He that chastiseth (instructs) the heathen (nation), shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? 11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity (emptiness, unsatisfactory). […]

Pray – Matthew 6:5-8, Psalms 142:1-4 Matthew 6:5-8 5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be […]

You’re righteous by believing in the Messiah – Galatians 2:16-21, Romans 10:9-10, 1 John 3:22-24 Galatians 2:16-21 16 Knowing that a man is not justified (set forth as righteous) by (out from) the works of the (divine) law, but (except) by […]

God is your comfort – Psalms 23:1-6, Psalms 25:12-15 Psalms 23:1-6 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh (causeth) me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he […]

Christ freed us from the carnal state – Romans 8:1-7 Romans 8:1-7 8 There is therefore now no (not one) condemnation (judgement against) to them which are in (resting within) Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the […]