Jeremiah 23:18, “…Who among them has stood in the council of YHWH to see and to hear His word…?” Ultimately, the ‘council of YHWH’—the place where His Wisdom and Word are declared with definitive finality—is Resurrection-illumined Calvary. Here is where all of the Lord’s councils and Wisdom find full and perfect expression….here is where every […]
James 5:11, “You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.” We have seen the heart of the Author of all our trials, and it is displayed at the cross of Christ….We know that the Lord is compassionate and
James 1:14-17, “But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down
James 1:2-3, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” Christian, the fires of our love-ordained trials will become the cords that bind our faith more surely to Christ–the one who bore the equivalence all of our suffering
James 4:4, “Adultresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.” May the Lord give us grace to seek Him and not adorn ourselves with that for which He died.
James 4:14, “For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.” Soon we will see our God eye to eye
James 3:15,”This is not the wisdom that comes down from above…” Wisdom from below strives, Wisdom from above serves.
James 4:14, “…you do not know what tomorrow will bring.” Short Thoughts: We are all blind regarding not only the next day but the next moment…how good, like blind beggars, to cling to our merciful Shepherd who ordains every step, who sees clearly to the end, and who has paved the path to our
James 2:26, “…faith apart from works is dead.” No big write up today, I suppose that yesterday’s makes up for the lack 😉 James’ words here are pretty self-explanatory—and sobering. The Spirit is crystal clear that the sort of faith in Christ that is “counted as righteousness“ (2:23), is the faith that bears fruit.
