-4.         This message originally delivered on February 14, 1999.  The old testament reference to Habakkuk was from Habakkuk 3:17-19.          At 13:25 minutes, Kimber quotes John Blanchard, Truth for Life: a Devotional Commentary on the Epistle of James &quot;Trials are sent by God in order to make a person stand; temptations are sent by Satan to make a person fall.  In testing you, God is aiming at your development; in tempting you, Satan is aiming at your disgrace&quot;.

James 1: God Gives Wisdom*

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