Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living - The Global of the Nazarene's Foundry Publishing House in Kansas City, Missouri, United States for Saturday, 7 July 2018 "God is Unchangeable" by William Coker, Jr. - James 1:1-18.

Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living - The Global of the Nazarene's Foundry Publishing House in Kansas City, Missouri, United States for Saturday, 7 July 2018 "God is Unchangeable" by William Coker, Jr. - James 1:1-18.
James 1:1 From: Ya‘akov, a slave of God and of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah
To: The Twelve Tribes in the Diaspora:
Shalom!
2 Regard it all as joy, my brothers, when you face various kinds of temptations; 3 for you know that the testing of your trust produces perseverance. 4 But let perseverance do its complete work; so that you may be complete and whole, lacking in nothing. 5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all generously and without reproach; and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in trust, doubting nothing; for the doubter is like a wave in the sea being tossed and driven by the wind. 7 Indeed that person should not think that he will receive anything from the Lord, 8 because he is double-minded, unstable in all his ways.
9 Let the brother in humble circumstances boast about his high position. 10 But let the rich brother boast about his being humbled; since, like a wildflower, he will pass away. 11 For just as the sun rises with the sharav and dries up the plant, so that its flower falls off and its beauty is destroyed, so too the rich person going about his business will wither away.
12 How blessed is the man who perseveres through temptation! For after he has passed the test, he will receive as his crown the Life which God has promised to those who love him. 13 No one being tempted should say, “I am being tempted by God.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and God himself tempts no one. 14 Rather, each person is being tempted whenever he is being dragged off and enticed by the bait of his own desire. 15 Then, having conceived, the desire gives birth to sin; and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death. 16 Don’t delude yourselves, my dear brothers.
17 Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father who made the heavenly lights; with him there is neither variation nor darkness caused by turning. 18 Having made his decision, he gave birth to us through a Word that can be relied upon, in order that we should be a kind of firstfruits of all that he created. (Complete Jewish Bible).
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God is absolute goodness. He is free of stain from evil; it is impossible to influence God with evil; and it is incompatible with God's nature for Him to introduce evil into creation. Not only moral goodness comes from God; God’s proclamation of “it is good” is evidence of His goodness in creation. Therefore, what God creates, does, and gives is good, pure, true, and right. James makes this point with double emphasizes by saying that “every good and perfect gift is from above.”
God’s goodness is unchangeable. It does not vary by time or situation or people; it is like a light that cannot be extinguished or blocked or interrupted. Trials in life cannot diminish or negate God’s loving grace at work in a life of faith. Thus, the believer should deliberately maintain a joyous attitude while experiencing external afflictions, which test and strengthen faith for the good of the believer’s life.
God has a purpose through His goodness. It is God’s will that we be born again (see John 3:1-16) through the gospel of Jesus Christ, the word of truth, and that we be a demonstration of His goodness through our lives.

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Hymn for Today: "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise" by Walter Chalmers Smith.

1. Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise.
2. Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might;
Thy justice, like mountains, high soaring above
Thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.
3. To all, life Thou givest, to both great and small,
in all life Thou livest, the true life of all;
we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
and wither and perish, but naught changeth Thee.
4. Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,
Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight;
all praise we would render, O help us to see
'tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee!

Thought for Today: 
I used to contemplate you in the sanctuary,seeing your power and glory;
for your grace is better than life.
My lips will worship you. (Psalm 63:3) (Complete Jewish Bible)).

Please pray: That many people in Liberia will come to know Yeshua as their Messiah and receive the fullness of tge Ruach HaKadosh.
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