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The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 1 May 2025 — Wisdom For Going Through Trials

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TOPIC: Wisdom For Going Through Trials

READ: James 1:1-12 (NKJV)

  1. James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings.
  2. My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
  3. knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
  4. But let patience have [its] perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
  5. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
  6. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
  7. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
  8. [he is] a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
  9. Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation,
  10. but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away.
  11. For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.
  12. Blessed [is] the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

THE MESSAGE:

Trials cannot be separated from our faith as Christians and rather than pick offence when trials come, we are admonished from our text to count it all joy when we are faced with trials. This joy is to flow from the knowledge of the weight of virtue/glory these trials are working out in and through us. Therefore, the ultimate purpose for which trials are part of our faith is for our all-round growth.

The nature of the trials of our faith requires wisdom which only God can give, if we must go through them and come out victorious. The following actions are recommended from our text, when we face trials:

(1) Acknowledge that you lack wisdom to handle the many trials that confront you (verses 5, 9-11)
(2) Look away from the situation unto God (verses 6-8)
(3) Ask God for wisdom and trust him completely (verses 5-6), and
(4) Fix your eyes on the blessings that come with enduring trials (verse 12).

PRAYER: Father, I confess that I lack the wisdom to handle the trials of my faith. Please, grant me the wisdom and grace to both overcome and endure in Jesus’ Name.

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: THURSDAY, MAY 01, 2025
TOPIC: WISDOM FOR GOING THROUGH TRIALS

  1. Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this new day, the one hundred and twenty-first day in the year 2025 in good health, sound mind and in joy
  2. Father, thank You for the special gift of life, many wished to see this month, but they couldn’t.
  3. Thank You Jesus for being there for us, Your children.
  4. Thank You Lord for Your plans for me this year. They are plans of good, not of evil, to give me a good and successful end.
  5. Father, please forgive me all my known and unknown sins, and let no sin reign over my life this year, in Jesus’ name
  6. Lord, give me joy unspeakable in times of trials that the devil may be put to shame, in Jesus’ name.
  7. Holy Spirit, help me to be patient in times of trial that I may see its purpose and enjoy all-round growth, in Jesus’ name.
  8. Father, in You l put my faith, please give me adequate wisdom to go through trials and come out victorious with strong faith, in Jesus’ name
  9. I receive grace to fix my eyes on the blessings that come with enduring trials, in Jesus’ name.
  10. Holy Spirit, help me to have a deep, flourishing and an unbroken relationship with God, in Jesus name
  11. LORD, help me to get my life right this year, and let Your perfect will be enforced on me, in Jesus name
  12. LORD, help us to get it right in Nigeria, and let Your perfect will be enforced on us in Jesus’ name.
  13. Heavenly Father, let Your peace continue to reign in every part of this country,
  14. Whether the devil likes it or not, I will make heaven and receive my eternal rewards in Jesus’ Name.
  15. This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
  16. Personal and family prayer requests.
  17. Confession: God bless the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), God bless the Universal Church, and bless our country Nigeria -1 Chronicles 17:27.
  18. Thank You Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.
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