Tag: James
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You Can Make the devil Flee from You
Daily Devotional: Day 148 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7, KJV). Live your life with one purpose in mind: to please God in all things. This is important for many reasons. But let’s focus on just one today. You can easily make the devil flee from you.…
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Christianity: Religion or Not?
Daily Devotional: Day 144 “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” (James 1:26-27, NKJV). In today’s Scripture reading,…
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Make the devil Flee from You
Daily Devotional: Day 130 “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7, KJV). Your blessing as a Christian consists in submitting to God. This means to subordinate your will to God’s will – as Jesus did. You recall what Jesus said in John 6:38: “For I came down…
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Are You Religious?
Daily Devotional: Day 75 “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world” (James 1:27, RSV). Religion is good (I’m not referring to institutionalized religious groups broadly labeled as “Christianity,” “Islam,” “Buddhism,” etc.). And today,…
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Don’t Let Your Past Hold You Back
You can’t change the past, but you can change what happens from this point. Learn your lessons and look ahead. Lift up your eyes of faith and see a new you in Christ: forgiven, accepted, transformed and restored.