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Friday,
July 24,
2020
Poole Forge
Covered Bridge, Lancaster County, PA
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"When
Trials Come"
Message
summary: Today
some of you are going through an extended trial. You
are, in God's
providence, going through what may seem like a
spiritual vibratory
tumbling machine.
Listen
to this message on your audio player."Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing" (James 1:2-4).
Smucker
Laser, one of our companies we serve as chaplains,
just put a new machine in service this past week.
It's called a vibratory
tumbling machine, used for
finishing metal parts. By
vibrating the metal parts with a stone like media,
the parts are deburred, cleaned, and polished.
During our weekly visits we often visited with the
laser employees as they spent
many work hours hand filing
small laser parts and it was a very time consuming
and tedious part of their finishing product, so
this machine is a very welcome addition. (For the
terminally curious like me here's a video.)As I observed the mechanics of the new machine I considered that at times it might feel like we've been placed in a vibratory tumbling machine! We are getting tossed here and there, banged from one side to the next, and we just wonder what good it is doing and will it never end!
We
have on our hearts a friend who has endured a very
lengthy trial which began
over a year ago with many
ups and downs. He had a difficult time last week and
texted a request for prayer. What a joy to read this
followup text from him, "God is good and showing me
that I need to remain strong, hopeful and
optimistic."
Today some of you are going through an extended trial. You are, in God's providence, going through what may seem like a spiritual vibratory tumbling machine.
James writes, "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds". The Greek word for "trial" that James uses is very interesting. "Peirasmos" conveys a "putting to proof" or by implication, "adversity". These times of testing are difficult but necessary in proving our faith in God to be genuine and effective.
Pastor Steven Cole writes,
Today some of you are going through an extended trial. You are, in God's providence, going through what may seem like a spiritual vibratory tumbling machine.
James writes, "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds". The Greek word for "trial" that James uses is very interesting. "Peirasmos" conveys a "putting to proof" or by implication, "adversity". These times of testing are difficult but necessary in proving our faith in God to be genuine and effective.
Pastor Steven Cole writes,
"Biblical joy in times of trials is not
natural optimism. It is the joy of hope in God and
His sure promises. This radical attitude results
from a deliberate choice. The choice is, “Will I
trust in God and His promises, or not?” As James
says, it is our faith that is being tested. When
you are faced with a trial, you have a choice:
Will I trust God and the promises of His Word, as
I have professed to do, or not? To trust God and
experience His hope and joy in the midst of trials
is a radical attitude that James commands us to
adopt."
James
tells us what our outlook is to be when enduring
trial, "Count it all joy". Bible
teacher Warren Wiersbe defines joy as "that inward
peace and sufficiency that is not affected by
outward circumstances. You
may be thinking, 'Experiencing joy and enduring a
trial just doesn't go together, it's like mixing
oil and water'. The blend of joy and trials sounds
like juxtaposition. But focus only on the pain
involved and you’ll miss God’s perspective on this
subject."
Jesus has much to teach us in the midst of a trial; He has much to model for us in the Scriptures; He wants to prove His love is present as we endure and He wants us to learn the blessing of endurance, a cousin to longsuffering that’s listed among the nine Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22,23. One more thing: He wants us to model a Biblical response to trials so that we are an example to others and most especially our own family.
We encounter various trials
that test our faith.
Which produces endurance.
Endurance has its perfect result (full effect, complete work),
so that we may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
So today we urge you to endure and sing along with us,
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: Father, we pray that You will help us to grow
in Your grace and knowledge, that we will continue
to mature in our Christian walk. Scripture,
repeatedly, indicates that spiritual maturity is a
result of enduring trials of various kinds.
Today we make every effort to add to our faith
those characteristics that will sustain and grow
us in our Christian walk. In doing so we will be
effective and productive in the knowledge of our
Lord Jesus Christ, during times of ease but even
more so during times of difficulty. Keep us
faithful and keep us growing, in the name of Jesus
we pray. Amen.
Jesus has much to teach us in the midst of a trial; He has much to model for us in the Scriptures; He wants to prove His love is present as we endure and He wants us to learn the blessing of endurance, a cousin to longsuffering that’s listed among the nine Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22,23. One more thing: He wants us to model a Biblical response to trials so that we are an example to others and most especially our own family.
We encounter various trials
that test our faith.
Which produces endurance.
Endurance has its perfect result (full effect, complete work),
so that we may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
So today we urge you to endure and sing along with us,
Stayed upon Jehovah, hearts are fully blessed
Finding, as He promised, perfect peace and rest.
Finding, as He promised, perfect peace and rest.
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: Father, we pray that You will help us to grow
in Your grace and knowledge, that we will continue
to mature in our Christian walk. Scripture,
repeatedly, indicates that spiritual maturity is a
result of enduring trials of various kinds.
Today we make every effort to add to our faith
those characteristics that will sustain and grow
us in our Christian walk. In doing so we will be
effective and productive in the knowledge of our
Lord Jesus Christ, during times of ease but even
more so during times of difficulty. Keep us
faithful and keep us growing, in the name of Jesus
we pray. Amen.Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"When
Trials Come" Video Together For The
Gospel Live
"Like
a River Glorious" Video The Bob Kauflin
Hymns Project
Anthony
and Derek working at the vibratory tumbling
machine.
Yesterday
we were on some back roads in eastern Lancaster
County and passed this rustic country home. The
front porch rocking chairs face a beautiful farm
scene and sure look like an appealing place to sit
and relax, hull some peas or snap green beans!
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Many
stands we drove by yesterday sell fresh cut
flowers. These arrangements sell from
$12.00-$14.00.
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on photo to enlarge
Driving
near Churchtown yesterday we viewed one farm
landscape after another. One of the things that is
most attractive in Lancaster County are the rolling
hills with varying shades of vegetation.
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The
Poole
Forge Ironmaster Mansion
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Another
view of the Poole Forge Covered Bridge over the
Conestoga River
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Personal Mission Statement: "I am created by God to bring Him glory. Through God's Son Jesus Christ I have been redeemed and make it my life's goal to please the Lord. My mission in life is to honor God through my faith and obedience and prepare myself and all whom I may influence for eternity."
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