James, Day 11 Share. Read James 5:13-20. As James closes out this book, we see his focus on ensuring that people are sharing the message. We must pray for others. We must share with others. We must deliver the message. In everything that we do, we are to be focused on sharing what God gives us to share and telling others what he has done in our lives. God does not do things in our lives for us to be silent about them. God does not reveal himself to us so that we can keep it to ourselves. God desires that we share with others what He is doing in…

James, Day 10 Do we mean what we say? Read James 5:7-12. James is discussing patience here. Patience is what we need when things are not going the way we want them to go. The other piece of patience that is important to recognize, is that our words matter, especially when we are frustrated and need patience. As we are going through life, are we people of our word? Do we still say exactly what we intend to do? Our integrity must be such that when we say yes, people can count on that, and when we say no, it’s the same thing. Are we people of our word?

James, Day 9 Is it wrong to be wealthy? No. Is it wrong to be poor? No. Read James 5:1-6. The quantity of money that an individual has or does not have is never what determines what is in or not sin when it comes to money. The issue is much more about how people use the money they have and why they want more money. In the United States, money is often seen as a means of power, and people who want power typically want more money to be able to exert more power over others. James is reminding the people here that often, the rich people in that…

James, Day 8 Is planning a sin? Read James 4:13-17. God wants us to use the time that he has given us in the best way possible to glorify him. To do that, there will always be a balance between planning, faith, and God’s seemingly spontaneous but perfect timing. God is the ultimate planner and he is the one who knows exactly what is going to happen and when. We, on the other hand, often we’ll try to plan. However, do things go according to our plan? Sometimes we have to recognize that God has different plans, and we need to be flexible to move and flow with what he…

James, Day 7 How do we understand and ask for what we want? Read James 4:1-12. So often, our prayers to God become a laundry list of things that we want. We come to God like we go to the grocery store with our list and expect to be able to pick up everything immediately. However, God is not a grocerystore or buffet line. Humility is the key. When we humble ourselves to God, our requests become in line with what God is asking for. We want what pleases him, not what pleases ourselves. Are we coming to God with humility and putting his desires above our own. His desires…

James, Day 6 What is wisdom? Read James 3:13-18. When we think about wisdom, it can be easy to quickly go to intellectual knowledge. However, James does not define wisdom on the basis of knowledge. Wisdom is, first and foremost, from above. One cannot be wise without God. One cannot be wise apart from God. Wisdom comes from God and it is characterized by a number of attributes including peacefulness, purity, consideration, sincerity. Are we wise today? Do we seek our wisdom from God?