Berean Bible Church

Tests and Trials of Believers II

Lesson II

July 02, 2006

Texts

Job 23:10.. when He has tried me…

Job 23:16 God maketh my heart soft…

I Trials have to do with the Ways of God

Genesis 18:25 will not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Psalms 25:1-5 a prayer. Show me thy ways

Cf Job 21:24 the wicked desire not the knowledge of thy ways

Psalm 95:10 they do err…not knowing my ways.

Lessons: 1) error begins in the heart

2) heart-error grows by not knowing God’s ways

II God has Revealed His ways and His wisdom in His Book

Romans 15:4 written for our learning

Psalm 119:9 a young man cleans his ways?

Psalm 119:11 thy word have I hid in my heart

Psalm 119:30 chosen the way of truth

Psalm 119:33 teach me the way of thy statutes

Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp

Psalm 119:128 all thy precepts are right

Psalm 119:160 thy word is true from the very beginning

Hebrews 4:9 there remaineth a rest to the people of God

This is the rest of salvation

Matthew 11:28 come unto me I will give you rest

Hebrews 4:11-12 labour to enter into rest.

This is earned rest

Matthew 11:29-30 take my yoke upon you – learn of me and find rest

III Trials are not a mark of God’s Disfavour

James 1:2-3 count it all joy when you fall in. ‘count’ ‘think ahead’

Cf Matthew 5:11-12 great reward

Luke 6:22-23 jump for joy… This is not natural

Romans 5:3 tribulation worketh patience. Ask for patience?

Romans 8:28 all things work together for good

Ephesians 5:20 thanks for all things

Psalm 119:65-71 it was good for me