Diminishing Returns “Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped…
From Humility to Exaltation “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” James 4.10 “If you exalt yourself, he will pull you down. If you lie down in the dust before him, he will lift you…
Give It Up “Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.” James 4.9 I suppose that some would be tempted to take this verse out of context and follow the…
The Pursuit of Christ “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have…
Restoring Fellowship “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.” James 4.8James 4.7 offers to us a spot where we can stop the bleeding of…
Submission to God “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4.7 This verse seems to be quite simple, yet there are those who have made it complicated. Of course, the context lies within…