Jesus Fellowship: Wisdom from Heaven is pure. 11/21/15

Day 324

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James 3

Taming the Tongue

3 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.

3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

Two Kinds of Wisdom
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.

17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.

Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman

November 21st

"And behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you." Matthew 9:2
In the Gospels we read many accounts of people being brought to Jesus. There was a blind man. They took the blind man to Jesus. Jesus touched Him. There was a woman with an issue of blood. She knew that she just had to get to Jesus. She touched Him and she was healed. Then there was a lame man. They took the lame man to Jesus. In the Gospels every problem you see is something to take to Jesus. Just take the problem to Jesus. It is the same way now. Are you disturbed over something in your life? in your plans? in a relationship? Take the disturbance to Jesus. And the way you take it to Him is by calling His name. Just say "Jesus." Today we do not have the physical Jesus walking on the earth for us to touch. But His name, which is His person, is as real as His physical presence. When you call my name, I respond. When you call "Jesus," He responds. He responds in you. Do not take responsibility for your problems. Give your problems to Jesus. And when Satan comes to harass you in your mind, in your thought life, you can pray, "Jesus, he is here again!" When the devil comes, instead of trying to overcome him in yourself, just say, "Jesus, they are here again, these visitors in my mind." By taking your problem to Jesus, what you are saying is what the Lord said-- "Without Me, you can do nothing." So just keep bringing yourself to the Lord. This is the way to go on in the Christian life

Pray Until Something Happens (PUSH)

Anna, Ariana, Ariel, Georgie, Linnette, Wes, and Zoe.