“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.” (ESV) “You will keep in perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast [that is, committed and focused on You—in both inclination and character], Because he trusts and …
Friends, I’ve wrestled with James 1:2 several times over the years. How can we be expected to rejoice and “count it all joy” while our circumstances look and feel dire? James—a devoted servant of the Lord Jesus and His half-brother—answers with this: “Consider it nothing but joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials. Be assured that …
