"GOD Is on Our Side"

 

James 1:13-18 "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of GOD: for GOD cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth HE any man: but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin; and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the FATHER of lights, with WHOM is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of HIS OWN will begat HE us with the WORD of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of HIS creatures."

     The child of GOD should consider joy when facing a trial for an important reason according to today's text: The LORD is on our side as we go through the difficulty. A vital truth taught in this section is that no man ought to believe that the LORD is tempting him. When King David wanted to have a census of the nation, we read in two related texts of conflicting influences acting on David. In 2nd.Samuel 24:1, which is pictured above, we find that the LORD "moved David" against his subjects. In 1st.Chronicles 21:1, which is pictured below, we see that Satan was the one who influenced King David to count the Israelites. The truth is that both the LORD and Satan were acting upon David regarding the census. It was Satan who brought the temptation but the LORD who then used David's failure for HIS OWN purposes.

     As the believer considers how he will react to his trials, he must remember that the LORD is on his side, urging him to do that which is righteous. In this passage, we see that:

(1) The LORD does not tempt any man to sin (v.13).

(2) Each man is tempted by his own flesh (v.14).

(3) The LORD only gives good and perfect gifts directly from Heaven itself (v.17).

(4) The saints are born again by the work of the LORD through "the WORD of truth" (v.18).

The fundamental principle we must remember is that GOD is good, all the time. Some accuse the LORD of attacking HIS children when they face trials since HE sovereignly directs the affairs of men at all times. But we see in James 1 that GOD allows testing in order to teach us patience, to impel us to seek HIS wisdom to overcome our problems, to give us the victory over hardships, and to remind us that HE is forever on our side. Always consider joy when facing trials. KGL

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

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