✝️ James 1:2-3 | The Crown of Death + The Treasure

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📧 In today’s email…

• ✝️ Jesus faced the ultimate trial

• 👑 The joy set before Him

• 💎 A reflection on the parable of the treasure

• 🔦 Community spotlight!

 🧠 Memorize

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Count __ ___ ___, __ ________, when ___ ____ ______ __ _______ _____,

for you ____ ____ the _______ of your _____ produces _____________.

James 1:2-3

✝️ Jesus & The Ultimate Trial

If ever we need encouragement to stay faithful during a trial, we only need to look to Jesus.

Jesus can relate to our suffering in every way:

Even more, Jesus is our trailblazer and our example for how to faithfully endure suffering.

As the author of Hebrews reminds us:

Indeed, the Christ event shows us that:

• In his life Jesus lived the perfect, sinless human life we never could

• At the cross Jesus endured the ultimate trial on our behalf

• In his crucifixion Jesus took upon himself the crown of thorns, the crown of death

• But in his resurrection, ascension, and enthronement as King, Jesus also took upon himself the ultimate crown of life

• Thus, he is able to bestow upon those who persevere in faith the crown of life, which is eternal life with him forever

We Are The Joy Set Before Him 👑 

In the same way that Jesus was faithful in the midst of the ultimate trial for the joy set before him (us being reconciled to Himself) — 

— we are empowered by his Spirit to endure all the trials of life for the joy set before us and remain faithful as well.

Reflect: 🤔 

In the parable of the hidden treasure, we learn that once we find Jesus, it’s worth giving up absolutely everything to have him.

He is the most valuable “thing” in all of creation.

But there’s another reading to that parable..

Which is that Jesus gave up everything (his throne, his seat at the right hand of the Father) in order to get his treasure back - the most valuable thing in all of creation:

us

This is our story.

This is the story of God’s great love for us.

Go about your day today living from that story.

🗣️ Bonus: Share the message and that we were the joy set before Jesus - the treasure worth dying for - with someone today.

Community spotlight 🔦 

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Answer key ✅ 

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

James 1:2-3