James has a lot to say about temptation and sinning in James 1: 12-15 NKJV Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, […]
We are going to look at some of the GEMS in the Book of James, but who was this man? He was the half brother of Jesus (like Jude) he did not recognise Jesus as the Messiah until after the death of Christ. Paul tells us James was a witness to the resurrection of Jesus (1 Cor. 15:7) James became the leader of the church in Jerusalem, […]
I mentioned recently that I had been spending time in the Book of James, and commented that every verse seems to “light up” and become a Rhema word, I will be writing about some of those Rhema words (to me) in future blogs. I have also been spending time in Psalm 119, which could simply be described as the WORD PSALM and again almost every verse […]
Do you ever ask yourself the question WHEN WILL I EVER LEARN? Or need to quote the words from the old hymn “TELL ME THE STORY OFTEN FOR I FORGET SO SOON”. I wrote recently, that after 66 years as a Christian I had to re-learn the lesson again that IN everything (without exception) I must give thanks. not for everything but IN everything, for our God is […]
One does not expect to have a dramatic change of ministry at 76, but I could not be happier, I have written earlier feeling life was passing me by, as I physically had to recognise that I could no longer travel, but what could I do in place of that? I am so thankful to the Lord that He had not forgotten me. Although I […]