Posts Tagged ‘James 1’

To Landscape Your Soul

James 1:21-22 Let God, the gardener of your soul, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life. So don’t just listen to God’s Word. You must do what it says. IMAGE DETAILS Street Art Bee & Cacti www.sevenapples.art

Read More

To Blossom With Truth

James 1:21-22 So walk away from every corrupt liaison with filth and depravity. In their place, humbly accept the word of God that will blossom like the seed of salvation planted in your soul. But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.   IMAGE…

Read More

To Read And Obey God’s Word

James 1:21-25 Get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls. But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are fooling yourselves. For if you listen…

Read More

To Ask For Help

James 1:2-5 Friends, don’t run from hardships. As difficult as they are, you will ultimately find joy in them. If you embrace these tests, your faith will blossom under pressure and teach you true patience. True patience brought on by endurance will equip you to complete the long journey and cross the finish line— mature,…

Read More

To Plant God’s Word

James 1:21-25 Let the gardener of your soul, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life. So don’t just listen to God’s Word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. Those who hear and don’t act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away,…

Read More

To Understand Unchecked Sin

James 1:12-15 God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else.…

Read More

To Maintain A Singular Loyalty

James 1:5-8 If you need wisdom, all you have to do is ask God for it; God will grant all that you need. He will not rebuke you for asking. The key is that your request be anchored by your single-minded commitment to God. Those who depend only on their own judgment are like those…

Read More

To Remember Who You Are

Don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word  and don’t obey,  it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.  You see yourself,  walk away,  and forget what you look like.  But if you look carefully into…

Read More

To Know Where Sin Begins

Happy is the person who can hold up under the trials of life. At the right time, he’ll know God’s sweet approval and will be crowned with life. As God has promised, the crown awaits all who love Him. No one who is tempted should ever be confused and say that God is testing him.…

Read More

To Care For Orphans And Widows

If you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. Pure and…

Read More