May 29 James draws sharp contrasts between pride and humility in Chapter 4. He begins by saying that our hearts are divided between the ways of God and our own, fleshly ways. The source behind all of this is pride. James even says that his readers are committing adultery because they aren’t fully devoted to…
May 28 In James 3, we read about how difficult it is to tame the tongue. It is a small thing, yet is very powerful. James goes on to say that the tongue is like a small rudder that controls really big ships. Then, he says that a small spark can set ablaze a large…
May 25 Everyone is guilty of favoritism. We like to be with people who are like us. We want to spend time together with people who are like us. We even want to spend time with people who we want to be like. We don’t care to get to know, and spend time with, some…
May 24 James is one of the most applicable books in the Bible. James doesn’t use a lot of fluff. He doesn’t talk a lot of theory. He doesn’t talk in platitudes. He gets right to the point and tells people what to do. And we will see that in the next few days of…
May 23 Acts 14 begins with the believers arriving in Iconium, where they faced opposition from some unbelieving Jews who confused Gentiles whom the apostles were trying to evangelize. The believers learned about a plot to stone them, so they executed an escape out of caution, not fear. They fled to the Lycaonian towns of…
May 22 Dr. Luke begins Acts 13 with a little background about the church in Antioch. By this point in time, the church had organized to have prophets and teachers present. God established these positions, and the church recognized God’s gifting for each person’s tasks. (1 Corinthians 12:28) Everyone had his own part to play…
