Devotional Day 2 “Bringing Back the Wanderers” “…and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death…” – James 5:19-20 God calls us to gently restore wanderers in the faith. As uncomfortable as it can be, confronting…
In James 5:15, James connects sin and sickness, urging the sick to “confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.” Scripture testifies sickness can at times result from or reveal sin which calls for repentance and forgiveness (Ps 38:3, Ps 107:17, 1…
How does we draw near to God? By humbling ourselves, acknowledging our dependence upon him, and acknowledging our sinful pride that separates us from him. One of the chief ways we draw near to God is through prayer. It does not have to be a long prayer. To pray thoughtfully…
The solution to our prideful arrogance and insistence on our own way is to submit ourselves to God (James 4:7). Submission entails showing the appropriate respect, honor, and obedience that is due to God. It is to repudiate our egotism, our aloofness, our insistence on our own way in order…