God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. James 3:13 NIV You never heard the woman put herself before others. She always made sure that everyone else was taken care of before thinking of her own... Continue Reading →
but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. James 3:8 NIV They drove far out of the city into the African forest. When they arrived at the farmer´s house they had gone to visit, he was nowhere in sight. The children were anxious to get out... Continue Reading →
Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. James 3:1 NIV A young man who had learned to do gymnastics at his high school started teaching it as soon as he had graduated. It wasn´t long before he... Continue Reading →
It says a lot for the love of our Savior that He humbled Himself to come to us and die for our choices. The thought should humble us too. It should endear us to Him. It should give us a pattern to follow. Could we pray that it does?
Forgiveness, as we see it today, does not always go as far as Jesus or our Father in Heaven wants us to forgive. It needs to get down below our pain. It needs to get right into our heart to where it becomes a part of how we love our brother and sister in Christ.... Continue Reading →
And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend. James 2:23 NIV The boys were too young to go on their own. Their father wasn´t there to take them climbing, but the boys wanted to learn. So, a... Continue Reading →
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, James 2:12 NIV The older couple lived just across the fields from a Christian boarding school deep in Southern Africa. They were believers themselves, but each in their own way. The husband was German and the wife... Continue Reading →
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. James 2:10 NIV When they finally reached the campsite they were anxious to pull their ATVs off of the trailer and take them for a spin. They quickly set up camp and then fired... Continue Reading →
If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right. James 2:8 NIV A family returned from living in the mission fields. They found a house near the church and the school and settled down. It was not long before another family they had... Continue Reading →
Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? James 2:5 NIV They did not file into a church that morning but into grandma and grandpa´s living room.... Continue Reading →
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