For all of those who have someone they love who has “wandered” from God’s truth and been deceived by the lies of this world, I pray with you that your loved ones will turn back to God and be saved! Don’t let your POSITION shift but allow your POSTURE to be anchored in God’s word and fed by his redemptive love.  Read More

When James tells us that the “effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” He is not describing some superhuman person who is above the rest of us. He says as much in verse seventeen. “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours…” He was just like you and me. But he prayed earnestly and God did some amazing things through his prayers!  Read More

God’s desire for us is that we are people of the truth. A people saved and forgiven through faith in Jesus, who walk according to his word through the power of the Spirit.  Read More

James is concluding his letter where he started. Reminding us that if we are patient through trials and tribulations then we will see the fruit of what God is trying to produce in us.  Read More

God wants us to live in such a way that the blessings that he gives us become a blessing to the world around us. Use your wealth to further the kingdom of God. Use your position and influence to change the world for good. Make a difference through the blessings that God has poured out in your life!  Read More

I have learned it is better to give someone grace than to throw stones of judgement. I am sure that I need people to give me the same grace on a regular basis.  Read More

James tells us to submit to God. Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord and he will lift you up. What is it in your life that needs to be submitted to God? What is holding you back from accomplishing God’s will in your life?  Read More

When James says that God resists the proud, he is actually making the statement that those who refuse to align themselves under God’s authority and truth do not receive God’s blessing.   Read More

When James describes these believers as adulterers and adulteresses he is actually saying that they are being unfaithful to God. When you or I long for the world and flirt with it we are being unfaithful to God. When we wink at sin and play along with the world’s games we are being unfaithful in our hearts to God.  Read More

I wonder why we don’t ask God for what we need? Maybe it’s a lack of faith in his ability. Or a lack of faith in his love for us. Or perhaps our guilt and shame causes us to think that there is no way that God would even want to bless us. Maybe we are afraid that a NO is coming. We don’t expect a yes so we don’t even ask.  Read More

The direct results of bitter envy and self-centeredness are confusion and every evil thing. Anytime we allow ourselves to be controlled by this way of thinking, we are in danger of producing evil things in our life as well.  Read More

When James uses the imagery of a horse to describe how we should also control our words, he is giving a clear picture of what submission to God might look like for us. Self-control is one of the fruits of the Spirit.  Read More