The other day my son sent me a video to watch of our financial calamity. It was very good. I wrote him back with a caution. Do not fall into the trap of buying gold or silver. I was reminded of James 5. Gold and silver will not help in the time of trouble. In Psalm 27 and else where are Scriptures that tell us it is The Lord that helps in the time of trouble.
He alone will guide and protect us if He should tarry. The second coming will come when it is time and not a minute too soon or too late. We are to store up in the heavenly bank, grace, mercy and love. If we have that then we have a lot to draw from. We indeed have it to give to others in abundance.
Spend some time in the book of James. It will lift your spirits and increase your faith.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Worldliness Forbidden!
There are so many things that draws us away from our walk with Christ. Our friends, family, co-workers and the world. As a true believer in The Lord Jesus Christ, we are tried each day. Sometimes it is satan and other times it may be our flesh.
James is one of my favorite books. He is practical in his writings. It is said that there are 14 parallels to The Sermon on The Mount in James. That is fantastic to say the least. I have been waiting on Him to give the right words. Sometimes it takes a little while for me to get His message, I am a little hard of hearing, LOL!
The message is a simple one, found in chapter 1:27. Take care of the fatherless and widows, but this is ended with a command to keep yourself unspotted from the world. At first read one may not grasp the seriousness of this.
Many of us Christians go to work everyday and are subjected to the world that James speaks of.
We are in contact with hard stubborn people , who take Christ name in vain and do as they see fit in their own eyes. Many a good soul has been persecuted for his or her belief in Christ. They have suffered job losses ,discrimination and some have actually died for Christ.
This world is in a fallen state since Adam decided to do things his way. I was thinking of this just this morning when I thought we are no better off than when Adam lived. Everything man touches turns to crap, doesn't matter how good his intentions are, it always ends badly. If one does not do things the way The Scriptures say that person is lost. Our D N A was changed the moment Adam sold us out. It took The Son of The Most High God to change us back. But as any geneticist will tell you, it is in the D N A.
We must be ever vigilant not to allow the world and it's pleasures ,for a moment ,to sway us from our Lord.
I have son's who go to work with people of the world. I pray each day that they will stay close to Christ and not be tricked into doing things the way the world does. A little lie here ,a little cheating there. The world is diseased with the infection of sin. We need our inoculation of Scripture each day. We need to be prayed up, as the old timers say, on our knees before we leave our home.
James is one of my favorite books. He is practical in his writings. It is said that there are 14 parallels to The Sermon on The Mount in James. That is fantastic to say the least. I have been waiting on Him to give the right words. Sometimes it takes a little while for me to get His message, I am a little hard of hearing, LOL!
The message is a simple one, found in chapter 1:27. Take care of the fatherless and widows, but this is ended with a command to keep yourself unspotted from the world. At first read one may not grasp the seriousness of this.
Many of us Christians go to work everyday and are subjected to the world that James speaks of.
We are in contact with hard stubborn people , who take Christ name in vain and do as they see fit in their own eyes. Many a good soul has been persecuted for his or her belief in Christ. They have suffered job losses ,discrimination and some have actually died for Christ.
This world is in a fallen state since Adam decided to do things his way. I was thinking of this just this morning when I thought we are no better off than when Adam lived. Everything man touches turns to crap, doesn't matter how good his intentions are, it always ends badly. If one does not do things the way The Scriptures say that person is lost. Our D N A was changed the moment Adam sold us out. It took The Son of The Most High God to change us back. But as any geneticist will tell you, it is in the D N A.
We must be ever vigilant not to allow the world and it's pleasures ,for a moment ,to sway us from our Lord.
I have son's who go to work with people of the world. I pray each day that they will stay close to Christ and not be tricked into doing things the way the world does. A little lie here ,a little cheating there. The world is diseased with the infection of sin. We need our inoculation of Scripture each day. We need to be prayed up, as the old timers say, on our knees before we leave our home.
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