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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – James 5:17-18 Fill my empty basket, Father
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JAMES 5:17-18 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three and a half years it did not rain on the land. 18 Then he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. […]
God’s Word for You – James 5:16 Confession and prayer
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JAMES 5:16 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. When James tells us to confess our sins to one another, he does so because God’s will is that we ask forgiveness of those we sin against and also of God. […]
God’s Word for You – James 5:15 Prayer from faith
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JAMES 5:15 15 The prayer from his faith will save the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. And even if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. The doctrines of justification and sanctification need to be held up before God’s people regularly so that we will […]
God’s Word for You – James 5:13-14 Anointing with oil
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JAMES 5:13-14 13 Is anyone among you suffering hardship? Let him pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and they should pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the […]
God’s Word for You – James 5:12 Using God’s name
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JAMES 5:12 12 Now first of all, my brothers, stop swearing, either by heaven or by earth or any other oath. Let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. Swearing, cursing, and using foul or obscene language are not all the […]
God’s Word for You – James 5:10-11 the perseverance of Job
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JAMES 5:10-11 10 Brothers, as an example of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 In fact, we consider those who persevered to be blessed. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how […]
God’s Word for You – James 5:9 Groaning
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JAMES 5:9 9 Stop groaning against each other, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look! The Judge is standing at the door. “Groaning” is a word that comes up out of emotions of pain and grief. Paul describes “groans that words cannot express” that come from the Holy Spirit […]
God’s Word for You – James 5:7-8 Chewing gum and End Times
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JAMES 5:7-8 7 So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious harvest of the earth, patient for it, until it receives the early and the late rains. 8 You too, be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord […]
God’s Word for You – James 5:5-6 Broken butterfly wings
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JAMES 5:5-6 5 You have lived in luxury on the earth and in self-indulgence. You have fattened up your hearts in a day of slaughter. Doesn’t James have a way with words? The wicked wealthy people that he has condemned have not turned their hearts to God, but instead they have […]
God’s Word for You – James 5:4 God of Armies
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JAMES 5:4 4 Behold, the wages of the workers who reaped your fields, which you refused to pay them, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Armies. One kind of greed is to rely on one’s possessions in place […]
God’s Word for You – James 5:1-3 Fear love and trust
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JAMES 5:1-3 In this final chapter, James begins with a condemnation of the unbelieving rich (5:1-6), and then a series of encouragements for Christians: Be patient as you suffer (5:7-11), beware of taking the Lord’s name in vain (5:12), take your needs to the Lord in prayer (5:13-18), and call the […]
God’s Word for You – James 4:16-17 Sin of omission
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JAMES 4:16-17 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. 17 So whoever knows the good he should do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. The boasting James is talking about is the boast from verse 13, “Today or tomorrow we […]
