Devotions

“If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless” (James 1:26). God created the universe…

 “But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will…

“For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he…

“But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves” (James 1:22). There are those who make a law of this.  Please do not.  But hear…

“Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls” (James 1:21). In this simple phrase,…

“This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness…

“In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures” (James 1:18).…

“Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow” (James 1:17). God…

“Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren” (James 1:16). Such a simple and powerful sentence that tells you more than you probably thought you needed to know.  The devil is…

“But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.  Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is…