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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Monday, January 4, 2021
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Practicing Our Faith Bible Verse:James 1:19-25 (NASB) "This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God. Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls. But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. " Message:
In the midst of the trials and temptations we face as believers, James tells us that we can persevere and profit by them to the extent that we walk in the wisdom of a divine rather than human perspective. God's gifts are always good and He never tempts us. When we succumb to temptation, it is because we have taken our eyes off Him and forgotten who we have become in Christ.
Beginning in 1:19, James moves from the level of knowledge of the truth to application of the truth or from perspective to practice. “This you know, my beloved brethren. But let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger.” The Greek writer Plutarch observed that ”nature has given to each of us two ears and one tongue, because we ought to do less talking than listening.“ In the context, the apostle seems to be telling us to be quick to listen to the Word during times of adversity before we react with careless words or anger.
We are constantly reinforcing and serving either good or bad habits. It is easy to slip into the bad habit of responding to circumstances before pausing to consider the biblical principles that relate to them. When this happens, we will tend to speak too quickly and react with anger because we are not viewing our situation in the proper light. And “the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God” (Jas. 1:20).
For this reason, James tells us that it is imperative that we form the habit of listening to the Word with a will to obey it before responding to our circumstances in speech or action. This is sound wisdom for all our relationships:
He who answers before listening--that is his folly and his shame (Prov. 18:13).
A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of under- standing is even-tempered (Prov. 17:27).
Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue (Prov. 17:28).
Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him (Prov. 29:20).
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult (Prov. 12:16).
Meditation : Prayer : The blessing of the Lord rest and remain upon all his people, in every land, of every tongue; the Lord meet in mercy all that seek him; the Lord comfort all who suffer and mourn; the Lord hasten his coming, and give us, his people, the blessing of peace, this day and always......Amen |
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