Dr. David Jeremiah Turning Point 14th November 2022

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Dr. David Jeremiah Turning Point 14th November 2022

TURNING POINT DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR 14 NOVEMBER 2022 BY DR DAVID JEREMIAH

Welcome to David Jeremiah Devotional, an American evangelical Christian author, founder of Turning Point Radio and Television Ministries and senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church. Read and digest the word of the lord for today and see how powerfully it will impact you. God bless you.

DAILYDEVOTIONALNG.COM DECLARATION: No matter what happens, I will keep following the Lord, in Jesus’ name!

TODAY’S TOPIC: Be Careful!

SCRIPTURE: My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. James 1:2-3

Recommended Reading: James 1:1-7

Christians are often told, “Be careful what you pray for!” If we pray for patience, we will likely encounter interruptions, delays, and distractions. If we pray for generosity, we will likely meet with people or situations that could benefit from our resources. And if we pray for perseverance, we will likely experience trials and tribulations. In other words, character traits are only developed by situations which test those traits in our life.

When James wrote his letter to believers who had been scattered abroad, he told them that the testing of their faith would produce patience (or perseverance, in some translations). And that patience has a goal: our spiritual and emotional maturity. Immature people become discouraged easily. Therefore, we need experiences which will teach us not to become discouraged and will make us more mature. Another way of saying “maturity” is Christlikeness. God uses everything in life—especially the hard things—to conform us to the image of Christ (Romans 8:28-29).

If you experience troubles or trials today, look for how you might grow more mature by exercising patience and perseverance. And be careful how you pray!

We persevere through faith and never apart from it.
Sinclair Ferguson

Read-Thru-the-Bible: Acts 8 – 9

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