Week 14, Day 1
April 4, 2022 Scripture: James 3 “For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.” (James 3:16–18) There is “earthly’ wisdom available to us. Get what you can from others, by any means necessary. Get what you deserve. Have what you want. Don’t wait, get! We’ve observed and experienced this sort of wisdom many times. But we are called to something dramatically different. Not a life driven by envy and selfish pursuit, but a life from heaven above. We are to pursue wisdom from heaven, that seeks peace, mercy and forgiveness. James doesn’t give us a how-to, but an ought-to here. I’ll suggest the how here. Take time to pray and set your heart and mind on God. We spend so much of our day chasing one activity, problem, program, event, meeting at a time that we can hurry our day way. Take time to pause and consider the heart of God. Pause. Reflect. Walk. Taking just a few minutes in your day to reflect on the heart of God can help us to set our mind on things above, not on earthly things. w Pause and pray.
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AuthorJordan Ickes, Minister of Etna Green Church of Christ. Archives
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