Today’s Thought “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree” G. Ward

James 1

² Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials, ³ knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 

Our religious era pervades idealism, more than actualities of life. We’re critical on many seeking to erase historical facts, while doing the same each time we deny the hardships of our predecessors; that included great sufferings much of their lives. Was God different then? Were they more rebellious, that caused HIS extreme wrath? Or, has our educational prowess afforded us better insights (cf. 1 Cor.1:21)? NO, to each of these remains (*Ro.8:28)!

We’ve become what has been - a society of ingrates the more; teeter-tottering with owning ourselves, while saying HE is LORD and whereas HIS Word won’t allow such, along with having no need to change exists, trials (i.e., sufferings of sorts, grief, geopolitical unrest) advance – that absolutely compels those chosen to fall on their knees – asking for endurance to run HIS race (*Eccl.9:11).