Fresh Perspective
He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” (Luke 22:41-42)
Read more about Good Friday in Luke 22
Your Law is My Delight
May my cry come before you, O LORD; give me understanding according to your word.
May my supplication come before you;
deliver me according to your promise.
May my lips overflow with praise,
for you teach me your decrees.
Lessons from a 5 year old!
Above all, my brothers, do not swear– not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, or you will be condemned. (James 5:12)
My little nephew has been learning this verse. My sister noticed that Andrew would change his mind a lot, so she decided to teach him this verse. Here’s his version,
“Let your yes be yes, let your no be no.”
Even at the precious age of five, Andrew is learning how to be a man of his word. I think this is a very important lesson that we can learn. How often do we lack the follow through we need? How often do we fall short on finishing what we start? In this passage, James is quoting Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount. Let’s take a look at what Jesus has to say!
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My Sinful Behavior
Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins. (James 4:17)
Read more of James 4
This verse has dealt me quite a blow this week! Yikes! Really, I mean don’t you think James could have softened the blow a bit. Couldn’t he have made that verse a little easier to swallow? He’s truly not messing around and he went straight to my heart with this verse.
God continues to convict me and show me that once I know something is wrong, I can’t go back to it. I can’t compromise, not even a little. God deserves my best! I know there are areas in my life that I’m sinning towards God. I see in my health that I was doing so good. I had a great momentum going, but somewhere I lost that momentum. I could give you a thousand excuses why, but none of them seem good enough. God deserves my best with my health. He deserves my best in every area of my life.
Just a Vapor
Now listen you who say, Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money. Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” (James 4:13-15)