Day 322
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James 1
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations:
Greetings.
Trials and Temptations
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
9 Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. 10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower. 11 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.
12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
16 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. 18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
Listening and Doing
19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations:
Greetings.
Trials and Temptations
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
9 Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. 10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower. 11 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.
12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
16 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. 18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
Listening and Doing
19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman
November 19th
"But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." James 4:6
The phrase "He gives more grace" can also be translated "He gives a greater grace." James is saying, "Saints, in the midst of your problems, regardless of what is rumbling, God's life is in you and He is going to give you a greater grace." And right in this context James says, "Humble yourself." That means let your problem do one thing. Let it humble you. Just let your weakness humble you to come to the Lord, to draw from Him. God resists the proud. The pride in us is self- sufficient. It can make it. It can do better next time. It will not make the same mistake again. These are all forms of pride in us. Actually, we will make that same mistake again until the day we die. What we need is to be humbled, which means to be dependent upon God. Humility is not a "pious virtue." Humility is recognizing that in me dwells no good thing, and that I need the Lord every hour. Just tell Him, "Lord, I need You this morning. I need You this afternoon. I need You in the middle of the afternoon. I need You in my relationship with my associates, in my relationship with my spouse. Lord, I need You. Apart from You, Lord, I can do nothing." This is humility. Humility is dependence upon God.
God gives a greater grace. That means supply. And that supply causes me to sense that God Himself is sufficient. My God is my sufficiency. The self- life is propped up with all its supports. It lives off of others. It lives off of convenience. It lives off of what can be done for it. When its supports are taken away, it whines, it cries, it complains, it blames, because it is so centered on itself. But in grace, God Himself becomes the sufficiency for the four walls of this body, from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. Throughout my mind, emotion, and will, God becomes sufficient for me
"But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." James 4:6
The phrase "He gives more grace" can also be translated "He gives a greater grace." James is saying, "Saints, in the midst of your problems, regardless of what is rumbling, God's life is in you and He is going to give you a greater grace." And right in this context James says, "Humble yourself." That means let your problem do one thing. Let it humble you. Just let your weakness humble you to come to the Lord, to draw from Him. God resists the proud. The pride in us is self- sufficient. It can make it. It can do better next time. It will not make the same mistake again. These are all forms of pride in us. Actually, we will make that same mistake again until the day we die. What we need is to be humbled, which means to be dependent upon God. Humility is not a "pious virtue." Humility is recognizing that in me dwells no good thing, and that I need the Lord every hour. Just tell Him, "Lord, I need You this morning. I need You this afternoon. I need You in the middle of the afternoon. I need You in my relationship with my associates, in my relationship with my spouse. Lord, I need You. Apart from You, Lord, I can do nothing." This is humility. Humility is dependence upon God.
God gives a greater grace. That means supply. And that supply causes me to sense that God Himself is sufficient. My God is my sufficiency. The self- life is propped up with all its supports. It lives off of others. It lives off of convenience. It lives off of what can be done for it. When its supports are taken away, it whines, it cries, it complains, it blames, because it is so centered on itself. But in grace, God Himself becomes the sufficiency for the four walls of this body, from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. Throughout my mind, emotion, and will, God becomes sufficient for me
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