Monday, January 25, 2016

We Are Tried To Perfection


Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] the Word of Truth. 2 Timothy 2:15

Did you see that Truth: for us to truly be able to rightly divide the Word, we must first be tested and tried. The Word is powerful on its own and it will work for us even in our infancy, but to truly be mature and to understand the Truth, we must first endure trials. Our Father repeatedly tells us this all throughout the Bible.

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace [Who imparts all blessing and favor], Who has called you to His [own] eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will Himself complete and make you what you ought to be, establish and ground you securely, and strengthen, and settle you. 1 Peter 5:10

For us to be all that we have been called to be we must first be tried. For us to completely discern the Truth we must first be tested. Our glory in this Truth is that we are never left alone in any of the trials that will arise for our benefit. We have become one with our Father through Jesus and He never leaves us and He never forsakes us. No loving parent ever leaves the education of their children solely up to the child and our Father will never leave us alone, we have Jesus continually being greater in us than anything that is in this world. Jesus is empowering us and strengthening us to rightly divide the Word of Truth, and because we are one with Him, we will never be ashamed even though we are continually being lead through trials and tests.

Now if [all these things are true, then be sure] the Lord knows how to rescue the godly out of temptations and trials, and how to keep the ungodly under chastisement until the day of judgment and doom, 2 Peter 2:9

I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing. John 15:5

The same Spirit of power, that our Father gave to Jesus, His Holy Spirit, has been given us.

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, Whom that Father will send in My Name, He shall teach you all things, and bring to remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 14:26

Notice that the Holy Spirit will teach us all things. There are no limits with God and we can know all things by the power of the Holy Spirit that is now within us! That includes knowing that we will be tried and tested. The Spirit will plainly show us that these trials are for our good and He will empower us to welcome them and to fully expect that our Father will cause us to triumph in all of them. The Spirit will show us that we cannot fail, ever, because our Father will never allow it.

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