Psalm 105:19; Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him. TRIED HIM! Luke 9:61; And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. v62; And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Hebrews 6:1; Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, v3; And this will we do, if God permit. TRIED HIM! Galatians 4:8; Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. v9; But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? Philippians 3:13; Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, v14; I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. TRIED HIM! Isaiah 55:11; So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Job 14:14; If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Philippians 1:21; For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. TRIED HIM! Isaiah 6:8; Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. Hebrews 10:23; Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) TRIED HIM! Teaching! Overseer/Apostle