Then The Testing Begins

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

When first introduced to salvation and faith we may wonder that it is too easy. Surely, that cannot be it, we ask, eternal life simply for belief in the Son? Yes, the senior disciple thinks, soon the testing of that tender faith will begin. Indeed, as we grow in the faith of our Lord Jesus we will find those tribulations He promised, the trials He foretold, and of course the opposition we are to expect. And a lot of that opposition comes, to our surprise, from that part of us that was in us from the first birth. Didn't that just go away when we were saved? And then we come to know that the walk with Jesus to the end is not so easy after all. If it were easy, then He wouldn't need to walk with us and even carry us part of that difficult way.

The production of patience by testing is not always easy to see. Trust in the Lord Jesus!

Bucky