Tag: perseverance
In this week’s episode of Midweek Meditations, we take a look at Genesis 45:7 reminding us how to God preserves his people.
James 1:4-5 Foolishly, look at my comments yesterday, it would seem only natural that I should have continued a bit further. So, let me just pick up from where I was and hopefully not lose any of the momentum. James closes his first statement: Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. I used an illustration of muscles yesterday to look at perseverance. Continuing on from…
James 1:1-3 This letter by James, the blood brother of Jesus Christ, is written to the universal church. It is one of the first preserved letters that we have and it addressed issues that any young, actually all, Christians will face in same shape or form. It it both a word of warning and encouragement to each and everyone of us of what the Christian life is like. In the opening passage of his letter, James addresses something I believe most people overlook in the early life of a young Christian. This issue has been the turning point of so…
