Monday, February 7, 2011
Day 16: James 2:1 NKJV
WEEK 4 of the "James Study"
hosted by Courtney of the Good Morning Girls
Scripture Passage: James 2:1 NKJV
"My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality." - Jam 2:1 NKJV
My Observation:
Key words -
- partiality - respect of persons
- faith - 4) standards of merit, code of ethics, belief in anything (Dictionary.com)
My Application:
If I am to serve God's people, I am to keep His standards of commitment without judgement of race, status, gender, or sexual preference. We are literally all of God's people if we are indeed created by Him as it is written.
My Prayer:
Lord, keep me just as I serve Your people. In Your kingdom we have no differences.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Day 15: Friday, February 4
Scripture Passage: James 1:26-27 NKJV
"If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world." - Jam 1:26-27 NKJV
My Observation:
It is my duty to look after those in need. My religious acts are useless if I don't separate myself from the world and its standards. How then can I call myself religious if I'm not pleasing God in my behaviors.
My Application:
I've got to see His plan through. I've got to k now for sure what God expects of me and follow that expectation with sincerity. I've got to look after those who He gave me the desire to help many years ago. I will not be a proper representation of God if I don't hear and do as he said, says, and wrote.
Friday closeout with Courtney...
"If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world." - Jam 1:26-27 NKJV
My Observation:
It is my duty to look after those in need. My religious acts are useless if I don't separate myself from the world and its standards. How then can I call myself religious if I'm not pleasing God in my behaviors.
My Application:
I've got to see His plan through. I've got to k now for sure what God expects of me and follow that expectation with sincerity. I've got to look after those who He gave me the desire to help many years ago. I will not be a proper representation of God if I don't hear and do as he said, says, and wrote.
Friday closeout with Courtney...
Day 14: Thursday, February 3
Scripture Passage: James 1:25 NKJV
"But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does." - Jam 1:25 NKJV
My Observation:
God's word is liberating. It frees me from anything I feel or think has me trapped or bent toward sin.
My Application:
It is my responsibility to guard my entry gates and be honest with where I am spiritually. Where I am weak, God is strong. I have to apply the word of God to be effective in anything I plan to do.
My Prayer:
Lord, keep working on me. Show me teach me, tell me, dream it to me, thy will as it is in heaven.
"But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does." - Jam 1:25 NKJV
My Observation:
God's word is liberating. It frees me from anything I feel or think has me trapped or bent toward sin.
My Application:
It is my responsibility to guard my entry gates and be honest with where I am spiritually. Where I am weak, God is strong. I have to apply the word of God to be effective in anything I plan to do.
My Prayer:
Lord, keep working on me. Show me teach me, tell me, dream it to me, thy will as it is in heaven.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Day 13: Wednesday, February 2
Scripture Passage: James 1:22-24 NKJV
"Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was." - Jam 1:22-24 NKJV
My Observation:
I am supposed to do what the Word of God says and not just read it as if it was a non-fiction story.
My Application:
If I call myself a believer of Christ, I am supposed to keep my mind and heart available to His teachings. A "teachable spirit" is a spirit walking in obedience.
REMINDER!! Don't forget to head over to the Good Morning Girls blog for the Wednesday Link Up. Good Morning Girls Blog
"Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was." - Jam 1:22-24 NKJV
My Observation:
I am supposed to do what the Word of God says and not just read it as if it was a non-fiction story.
My Application:
If I call myself a believer of Christ, I am supposed to keep my mind and heart available to His teachings. A "teachable spirit" is a spirit walking in obedience.
REMINDER!! Don't forget to head over to the Good Morning Girls blog for the Wednesday Link Up. Good Morning Girls Blog
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