WHEN GOD GIVES A TEST
(The Gospel According to Joseph- Part 5)
JOSEPH TESTS HIS BROTHERS- Genesis 43:15- 45:7
TRUTHS ABOUT TESTING:
1. DISCIPLES OF JESUS WILL BE TESTED
1 Peter 4:12-19; Hebrews 12:4-12; 1 Peter 1:6-7
2. GOD’S TESTS REVEAL WHO WE ARE
1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Corinthians 13:5; 1 John 2:3-6
They separate the real from the fake
3. GOD’S TESTS REFINE WHO WE ARE
1 Corinthians 10:13; Proverbs 4:18-19; Romans 1:18-32; Matthew 26:31-75
They strip us of pride
4. GOD’S TESTS OFTEN ONLY MAKE SENSE
IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR