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Delighting in God’s Word through Study and Song |
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James 1 |
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"Blessed Is the Man" song clip
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(.mp3) 12. Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
Sample question A study question for verse 12 James tells us that we will receive the crown of life that is promised to those who love Him and to those who have stood the test. We make the mistake of making our trials all about ourselves. God has a bigger picture in view. When we persevere under trials, we become a testimony to the Holy Spirit being alive within us, which brings glory to God. One of the ways to achieve joy and victory in our trials is to view them as opportunities to achieve eternal rewards, as opposed to obstacles that detour us from our plan of action. Scripture teaches us that there is a prize waiting for us as we live godly and righteous lives (Philippians 3:14). Unfortunately, we all too often completely forget about our eternal rewards because we are fixated on our perishable earthly rewards. Evaluate what you are working for in your life: the perishable rewards that the unbeliever values, or the imperishable rewards (the crown of life) that we will one day receive in heaven. |
Psalms 1 & 103 |
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