Wednesday
Read James 3:13-4:3 and 4:7-8a
13 Are there people among you who
are wise and understanding? They are to prove it by their good lives, by their
good deeds performed with humility and wisdom. 14But if in your
heart you are jealous, bitter, and selfish, don’t sin against the truth by
boasting of your wisdom. 15Such wisdom does not come down from
heaven; it belongs to the world, it is unspiritual and demonic. 16Where
there is jealousy and selfishness, there is also disorder and every kind of
evil. 17But the wisdom from above is pure first of all; it is also
peaceful, gentle, and friendly; it is full of compassion and produces a harvest
of good deeds; it is free from prejudice and hypocrisy. 18And
goodness is the harvest that is produced from the seeds the peacemakers plant
in peace.
4 Where do all the fights and quarrels among you
come from? They come from your desires for pleasure, which are constantly fighting
within you. 2You want things, but you cannot have them, so you are
ready to kill; you strongly desire things, but you cannot get them, so you
quarrel and fight. You do not have what you want because you do not ask God for
it. 3And when you ask, you do not receive it, because your motives
are bad; you ask for things to use for your own pleasures.
7 So then, submit to God. Resist the
Devil, and he will run away from you. 8Come near to God, and he will
come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you
hypocrites!
Think
"Wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to
yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or
hypocrisy." - James 3:17 (NRSV)
Are Christians known for this kind of wisdom?
Pray
Lord help me to submit to your wisdom in everything.
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