TRIALS & TESTS II

But He knows the way that I take;
when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold..
Job 23.10

God Tested the Israelites

that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not.
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not.
Exodus 16.4

“Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin”
And Moses said to the people, Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.”
Exodus 20.20

“in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not”
And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.
Deuteronomy 8.2

“that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end”
who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end
Deuteronomy 8.16

"the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him,
and keep His commandments and obey His voice;
you shall serve Him and
 hold fast to Him."


the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and
 hold fast to Him.

Deuteronomy 13.3-4

“I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations… so that through them I may test Israel, whether they will keep the ways of the Lord, to walk in them as their fathers kept them, or not.”

I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died, 22 so that through them I may test Israel, whether they will keep the ways of the Lord, to walk in them as their fathers kept them, or not.
Judges 2.21

The Heart & Mind

"For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds"
Psalm 7.9

“The Lord tests the righteous”

The Lord tests the righteous, But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.
Psalm 11.5

“For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds”

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.
Psalm 7.9

“I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind

I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.
Jeremiah 17.10

“God who tests our hearts

But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.
1 Thessalonians 2.4

“His eyelids test the sons of men”

The Lord is in His holy temple, The Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.
Psalm 11.4

Tested In The Furnace Of Affliction

"Will refine them as silver is refined"
"And test them as gold is tested"
Zechariah 13.9


“I will bring the one-third through the fire,
Will refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested

I will bring the one-third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’; And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”
Zechariah 13.9

“I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.”
 
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Isaiah 48.10

“When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold

But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
Job 23.10

“For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined”
 
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined.
Psalm 66.10

“The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests the hearts.

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests the hearts.

Proverbs 17.3

Joseph & King Hezekiah

“The word of the Lord tested him.”

He sent a man before them–
Joseph—who was sold as a slave.
18 They hurt his feet with fetters,
He was laid in irons.
19 Until the time that his word came to pass,
The word of the Lord tested him.
20 The king sent and released him,
The ruler of the people let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house,
And ruler of all his possessions,
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure,
And teach his elders wisdom.
Psalm 105.17

God withdrew from him, in order to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.”

God withdrew from him, in order to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.
2 Chronicles 32.31

Jesus Tested His Disciple

Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. 5 Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” 6 But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.
John 6.4-6

Test Yourselves

“Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith”
“Test yourselves”

Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.
2 Corinthians 13.5

The Test of Knowing Him

“Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.

[ The Test of Knowing Him ] Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.
1 John 2.3

Tests & Answers

Tests

“the testing of your faith”

the testing of your faith
James 1.2

“God who tests our hearts

God who tests our hearts
1 Thessalonians 2.4

“the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire”

that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ
1 Peter 1.7

“when he has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.”

But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
Job 23.10

gold refined in the fire

gold refined in the fire
Revelation 3.18

God wants people with gold faith

Gold faith that passes tests & trials of life

Hearts that remained faithful

Hearts that don’t sin by continually speaking sinful words (complaining, etc)

“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Matthew 12.34

Words = Fruit

A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth;
From the produce of his lips he shall be filled.”

A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth;
From the produce of his lips he shall be filled.

Proverbs 18.20

“Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin”

Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin
Ecclesiastes 5.6

“Does not the ear test words”

Does not the ear test words
And the mouth taste its food?

Job 12.11

“For the ear tests words

For the ear tests words
As the palate tastes food.

Job 34.3

“You have tested my heart…I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.”

You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Psalm 17.3

Answers

“The heart of the righteous studies how to answer

The heart of the righteous studies how to answer,
But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.
Proverbs 15.28

“But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord

But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord
Proverbs 16.1

Spiritual Warfare

There is a cosmic chess battle for your soul between God and satan
We are the players

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 6.12

The sword of the Spirit

“the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God”

the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God
Ephesians 6.17

“the enemy…the wicked…the workers of iniquity, Who sharpen their tongue like a sword

Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation;
Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,
From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,
Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,
And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
That they may shoot in secret at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.
Psalm 64.1

“For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword

For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Hebrews 4.12

Ask Seek Knock

“For when I am weak, then I am strong”

For when I am weak, then I am strong
2 Corinthians 12.10

“Be diligent”

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God
2 Timothy 2.15

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

[ Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking ] Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Matthew 7.7

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God

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.
James 1.5

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
But
the glory of kings is to search out a matter”

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25.2


Shed “light,” God’s word, onto that “dark”
area & you will defeat that enemy

Prayer

Dear God,

I pray that You help me pass my tests
In Jesus’ name Amen

the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
Deuteronomy 13.3-4
 

No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
1 Corinthians 10.13

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