Sunday, May 15, 2011

James 4:1

 1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires forpleasure that war in your members? 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. 4 Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?
6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: 


      “ God resists the proud,
      But gives grace to the humble.”


Paraphrase: Where do wars and fights come from? Doesn't it come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do not have, you murder and covet but cannot obtain, You fight and war, and yet do not have cause you do not ask. And when you ask you do not receive for you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. Adulterers and adulteresses! Don't you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever is a friend of the world is therefore an enemy of God. Do you think the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously"? 
But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:


      “ God resists the proud,
      But gives grace to the humble.”

Lessons Learnt: The roots of all disagreements is the evil in our heart, the desires for pleasure that we have. Sometimes we are willing to do whatever it takes to get what we want. And focusing on getting what we wants for our own pleasure, makes us lose sight of God. All these pleasures of the world are only temporary and we should not go after it. 

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I pray that as I live my life daily, there may be some things that I would really want, but LORD, help me control my lusts lest I fall into sin, LORD I know that if it's your will, it will be given, so LORD, continue to guide me and show me your will, and I will follow. Amen.


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