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Friday, August 28, 2009

in the time of trouble it helps

When troubles trouble us it helps to know God, As a matter of fact it makes a world of difference. And to know what His Word says as well you can depend upon .Here in the book of James chapter 1, verses 19 & 20 it tells me ho w to avoid trouble,; trouble that we can get ourselves in by our own actions. Some folks have even stopped going to church altogether because of imperfections they see in other people, but that too is not right. So let me read these two verses from the epistle of James.."So then, my beloved brethren, ( what a beautiful title to be called, beloved brethren ), let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. ( perhaps the most important of all ) verse 20 says, "for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God." Think before you speak; later in the epistle we will see what Pastor James has to say further about the tongue. In fact James writes a lot concerning the tongue. "Again from verse #20, "THE WRATH OF MAN equals 0 % of God's righteousness. So let us once again as the epistle admonishes us. "be swift to hear, slow to speak and slow to wrath." It will save us a whole lot of trouble and heartache if we apply this formula when we feel anger rising up within us...

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