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ONE'S FAITH
James 1:2-8
Cooper P. Abrams III
Kitty
Hawk, on the North Carolina Outer Banks commemorating the
achievement of these two visionaries from Dayton, Ohio. I am a
native of Eastern North Carolina and have been there many times. I
have always been interested in aviation.
Weather
Bureau for information on windy regions of the country.
Reviewing the list, he chose a remote sandy area off the coast of
North Carolina named Kitty Hawk, where winds averaged 13 m.p.h.
He and Orville then journeyed to Kitty Hawk where they tested the
1900 glider. The following year, they tested a new and improved
glider with a 22-foot wingspan. A disappointing performance by
the 1901 glider prompted the Wright brothers to construct a wind
tunnel to test the effectiveness of a variety of wing shapes. Using
the results of the wind tunnel experiments, they constructed their
1902 glider. Testing it at Kitty Hawk in October, they met with
success, gliding a record 620 feet. Once again they returned to
Dayton and began work on developing a propeller and an engine
for their next effort, a flying machine.
The believed that they could build a machine that would allow
man to fly. It took years of testing....trial and error....before they
found success. They experienced failures like the 1901 glider
experiment.
Do you see the need of testing? It was a step of faith to climb
on that machine power up the engine and release it. They believed
that man could fly....and testing proved he could.
Did you note what James 1:6-7 says, " For he that wavereth is
like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let
not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the
Lord." That is straight from God Himself.
II. Faith is Measured Not Only by the Degree of its Devotion, but
also by the Height of its Obedience.
A. When our faith is tested there is always a result. There is
success or failure. Our faith is proven to be real or non
existent.
Conclusion:
2. Did you know that even at this moment your faith is being
tested. If God has brought conviction to your heart about
something in your life that is not right, some sin, something you
put before the Lord....you are being tested to see if you will live by
faith or by live by fulfilling worldly desires and worldly goals.
1 John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in
the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is
not in him.
1 John 2:17 And the world passeth away, and the lust
thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.