The Help We Need to Endure

The Help We Need to Endure

The Help We Need to Endure

James 5:7-12

1. Live with expectation

Verses 7-8

Psalm 34:17-“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.”

Psalm 119:11-“Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.”

1 John 3:2-3-“Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.”

2. Respond based on God’s character

Verses 9-11

Philippians 4:5Let your gentleness be known to all men.

3. Remain true to who you are in Christ

Verse 12

Revelation 3:15-16-“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I couldwish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.”

Ephesians 2:1-10-“ And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”

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