“James”
Reminder: There will be NO daily devotion tomorrow, Sunday. Hopefully most of you will join us through our Live Stream Worship and listen to God yourselves. Come with open hearts!
Remember what James’ prime concern in his letter is: that the follower of Christ be “mature and complete, lacking nothing” (1:4) by putting faith into action (2:14-26). Small things “derail” this goal. When we say things against our “neighbor” to bring them down rather than build them up, we are really acting superior to them, allowing pride to take control. It doesn’t matter even if what is said is true. If our intent is to bring the other down, we are putting ourselves in a position of being judges over them thereby negating God’s grace for us, breaking Jesus’ “royal law” (2:8), and not humbling ourselves. The question then is: what do we say that builds others up, therefore building ourselves in the process (2 Corinthians 13:10-11)?
