How to pray for the Lord?
Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. Let’s pray together. (Prayer) We see these ways that we can survive and thrive as believers. In this passage, we have three steps we can take to live the faith. First, we can . . .
What is the spiritual step to submit to God?
This implies that we have a spirit of humility . This is a willful, intentional step to submit to God. We should humbly come before our Creator and submit to Him! As we submit to God and pursue Him, we must also take another strategic step: resist the devil. (pause) This is not just a mere ignoring of the devil.
What does James say about grace?
Now, there is a “therefore” in verse 7, so we must see what it’s therefore. James says that God gives grace to the humble. Therefore, we must submit to God. Because He gives grace to those who humbly submit to Him.
What does it mean to draw near to God?
Draw near to Him! In moments of darkness, in moments of hurt, in moments of confusion, we should not turn away from God; we should draw near to God! Rather than being prideful, and being resisted by God (as we saw in last week’s passage), we should draw near to God, humbly, and He will draw near to us.
What does 1 Corinthians 10:13 mean?
1 Corinthians 10:13 tells us, “No temptation has come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation he will also provide a way out so that you may be able to bear it.” [on screen]
What does James say about the people of God?
In these verses, James is going to give his readers three specific ways that they can live their faith. He provides a process for how they can survive and thrive as the people of God.
What does it mean to clean your hands?
We are to, first of all, cleanse our hands. Cleansing one’s hands was a form of ceremonial cleansing. Remember, James’ readers were Jewish Christians and would have been familiar with the idea of ceremonially cleaning oneself to signify purity and devotion to God’s ways. He calls them “sinners.”. Sin remains.