What is competing with our loyalty to Jesus?
Loyalty to Jesus, the Messiah, has lots of competition. God doesn’t just want to be first. God wants to be …
Tag Archives: James 1
How can we endure change?
God is God. God has always existed and always will. Jesus is God’s son and has always existed with God. …
Is our faith in Jesus only another fad, and the moment there’s trouble it’s gone?
Jesus challenges us to go beyond fads and initial enthusiasm in our commitment to Him and God’s way. Our initial …
Will we happy if we are obedient to Jesus?
Jesus asks very penetrating questions of us. Jesus is patient. Jesus is waiting for our answer. What will we say? …
Does God change?
Is God immutable? Dr. Gordon Isaac Hebrews 13:8 says Jesus the Messiah is the same yesterday, today and forever. It …
If we are disobedient, are we living in darkness? Will we suffer God’s wrath?
Not all work is the same. Some things are much more important in the Kingdom than others. I shouldn’t waste …
How good is God in His gifts to us?
God gives us wonderful gifts, just like any father would do. If I ask for bread, will God give me …
“Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.” ~James
There is much to be said about faith. So … we start with God. God is the object of my …
“God gives out wisdom free, is plain spoken in knowledge and understanding.” ~King Solomon
God is ready, willing and able to give me wisdom. God makes it clear and is plain spoken. There is …
Is there encouragement for those facing temptation?
I struggle with temptation. I know all followers of our Master Jesus do. I start with the good news that …
Slave — Whose slave are you? God’s? Sin’s?
It is hard to get the issue of being a slave in my mind. In the Greek-speaking world of the first …
Anger — Dealing with it in Jesus | Becoming slow to anger
My mission, given to me by Jesus, is to love. That is it. That should be my day. That should …
Self-control — Controlling What is Said
One of the proofs of God’s working in my life is the ability to control my own thoughts, words, and …
Anger — Should I renounce it?
What is my mission? My mission, given to me by Jesus, is to love. That is it. That should be my …
“The one who listens to you, listens to me. The one who rejects you, rejects me. And rejecting me is the same as rejecting God, who sent me.” ~Jesus
What am I to do? It all starts with listening. From there, as a follower of Jesus, I am to …
“If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help.” ~James
James knew this. If I’m honest, I can admit it as well. I don’t always know what I am doing. …
“Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides.” ~James
Really James? A gift? Somehow I think he is serious. This isn’t the way I normally think. Tests and challenges …
“Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” ~James
Challenges in life are a gift of God. Challenges come from many directions. But it is the very pressure of the …
“Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides.” ~James
I get many gifts in life. Do I see tests and challenges as one of them? That is how I …
“Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but.” ~James
Am I fooling myself? Possibly. Probably. This is a tough question. I have heard a lot. God’s word has been …
“Ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.” ~James
There are times that I seem to know what I am doing. There are other times I don’t. I wander …
