The Test... Why does God test us?

In the precious name of Jesus. I pray amen and amen. You may be seated Hallelujah.

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Praise the Lord my message today is detest. Why why? Does God test us?

Coming from the first scripture. Today's coming from James 1:12 blessed is a man that endureth Temptation shall receive the Crown of Life with the Lord. Them that love him. a man man, man

Followed up by 1st Corinthians 10:13. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. Let me tell you any challenge that you're going through that is not a challenge. It's already been through already lived through already talked about in this good book You Are Not Alone.

God is faithful. Do not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but also provide a way that you may be able to endure it for the Lord praise be to God.

T Test mean acceptance or it means rejection just means a past or a failure. Just me or stagnation. At stake is nothing less than our future our sanity. and even our self-worth

You see young Steven his favorite class in school. was woodshop You turn the machine on and you your cut a piece of word wood in your make something. They were no tests in woodshop.

Tell you the truth. I feared test time.

What are the questions I am a soften is? Why does God test us? Why do we go through the things that we go through? You see a test. attest prepares us fortunate attest worthy of a crown What test refines us of our impurities?

Attest strengthens our heart strength tests strengthen our mind. Let's drink a test character. No, I don't know how many times I didn't like your parents saying. Mayfield you Karen Just go through.

But let me repeat myself a test refines. Us of impurities Proverbs 17:3 the fining pot is for silver the furnaces for gold. but the Lord Try it our hearts Burning Man.

God does test us and God does try us the question is. How many people can honestly say?

I have passed the test now. Listen, I'm not talkin about your own opinion of whether you passed the test or not. Have you passed the test that the Lord has sent you through?

Listen Luis Palau just passed away last week, and he said in his final days. If I if I have lived a thousand lives.

I would live the same way sharing the good news.

Sometimes I wake up in the morning. I said, I wish I started praising the Lord and sharing the good news just a little bit earlier in my life, but I was going through my test.

Ball talking in 2nd. Timothy says I have fought the good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which is the Lord the righteous judge shall give me that day.

What are you all of them? That love his appearing. You see we all can have that same Crown we can all pass that test that we are given. But we have to pass that test first. Deuteronomy 8:16 who fed the in the wilderness with manna? Which side fathers knew not that he might humbly that he might Tuesday to Tuesday good at that letter ends. He gave you managed to eat in the desert something. Your father's have never known to humble and test you so that in the end. It might go well with you.

Pursues arthritis blessing you. I don't know if you have a spouse a boyfriend or a girlfriend wants to push you a mother and father. That's the push. And you Mumble under your breath a little bit. Then you take those steps forward. And boy, are you ever glad you did all you didn't like going through that trial? You didn't like going through that pain or that test. See God loves us. enough for that beneficial pain that painting that says I don't want to go through this Lord. Oh Lord. I don't I don't know if I'm going to

Hallelujah hurt

if we didn't go through any pain. If we didn't climb that mountain.

If we didn't work for what we need and what we have if we didn't work what time put it through?

But it loves he allows them for her own.

At his own personal cost.

Isaiah 63:9 and all their distress. He too was distressed test prepare us for future achievement by passing tests. We learn God indeed answers prayers.

Then he is absolutely faithful. Everything everything on the line. for him God will see us through it man.

In grade school, they don't start you off with college exams. You have to pass the test as you grow.

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you have to work your way through and get your way up to the college level. Yo in the beginning we start to drink milk.

The purified food pureed food and then we sink our teeth into that juicy steak.

And Dave is a sermon kept his father's sheep. And there came a lion and there came up there any took the lamb out of the flop?

David said moreover the Lord had delivered that delivered me out of the part of the line that either the part of the bear. He will deliver me out of his hands other Philistine and the Lord be with you. You see it took a lion and the bear to prepare David for the Lions.

You have to fight the little time. You have to go through a little test. Me personally, I think a lion and a bear a big test right from the get-go.

for believers every every test is Prep School. Test proved us worthy of a crown worst must be proven. signifies that God intends to Coronavirus If you are going through the test.

Why do we push the ones we love? We want them to succeed. We want them to excel. We want them to graduate. We want them to become better people that are Christians better brother better sisters brother children. This is why we are not your kids best friend. We are their parents.

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial? For when he has stood the test, he will receive the Crown of Life which God promised to those who love him. Testing refines us of impurities behold. I refined thee but not with silver. I've chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

Testing does more than examine it purifies us. It makes us clean. It makes us get rid of the unneeded The Unwanted stuff.

You see the more valuable the article the less we tolerate its impurities in dirt we expect.

Fungus ants maggots and bacteria in God and silver and gold and silver. We demand puberty. The metalsmiths of Biblical times refined gold and silver furnace in the first it didn't melt in the junk that floated to the top they scraped off. the purpose of tests It's not the pain. but progress reaching the other side you becoming more pure. the more educated tomorrow be more wise why does God test us pastors?

Because he loves us.

You want us to seek our true past prosperity? Just as it helps students knowing whether an exam or essay will be multiple choice.

What do you have to ride him? Those were the harder tests.

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial because when he has stood the test, you will see the Crown of Life which God has promised to those who love him. whitest white trials 1st Peter humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God that he may exalt you in due time. man Not necessarily what you want, but what you need to learn that emergency really on your timetable, but his time to do term when you know, you can handle what needs to be handled.

Casting all your care upon him for he careth upon you. Be sober. be vigilant because your adversary the devil. As a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour there out there.

But I'm not talking about Justin lying for him. I'm talking about people form. Forms are out there those people out there want to bring you down. They want to give you the info that will just put you down on the ground.

And if we're not ready.

We will not be able to stand the test of that adversary.

tests will make you ready.

So why does God test us? Because he loves us.

the name of Jesus God bless

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