The Great Escape

Consider being cornered into hopeless situations as opportunities to ultimately celebrate.  Because the exercising of your faith strengthens your loyalty to God,  and let your absolute loyalty to Him mature YOU so that YOU will be a mature individual,  a person of character,  and finally then and only after then. God will rescue you.  If anyone needs to see God’s strategy in personal development through tests,  just ask Him  to adjust your thinking.  God wants you to see things as He sees them,  and won’t make you feel stupid for asking.  He will help you reset your mind to the way He sees things.  God puts character first before needs, and so must you.  If you keep switching view points between yours and His,  you’ll never get anything from God.  To receive from God, allow Him to remold your character, and then and only then will He save you. (James 1:2-7)  M.H. Dennis

1 I, James, am writing this letter.  I serve God and the Lord Jesus Christ. We all serve someone or something.  We can serve people and things that drain the life out of us,  or Christ who loves and gave Himself for us.  I am sending this letter to you, the 12 tribes scattered among the nations. The Jewish believers in Jesus were persecuted after the murder of Stephen for his faith(Acts 8),  and they fled throughout the ancient world to save their lives.  At the time of this letter, this was before the none Jewish people had been told about Jesus. Therefore, there were only Jewish Christians at this time.   Hence, James called them the 12 tribes (of Israel).   Greetings. 2 My brothers and sisters, you will face all kinds of trouble.  When you do, think of it as pure joy.  These Jewish believers left their families, friends, and homes behind to follow Christ. We are not promised...