“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded” (James 4:8). The intent of the heart is…
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“Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). Humility requires submission. The last thing, no, the one thing the devil will not do…
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“But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6) Pride goes before a fall. The devil…
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“Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: “He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us”? (James 4:5) You want your soul…
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“You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of…
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“You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures” (James 4:3). What is your motivation? Is it to…
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“You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask”…
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“What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members?” (James 4:1) If one learns to be content…
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“And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace” (James 3:18). Often, the simple way of going about things is the last that…
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“But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy” (James 3:17). First pure. Create in me a clean…
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