The weekend message for the beloved Children of God - Humbling Yourself !

To The Beloved Children  of The King

The weekend message for the beloved Children of God - Humbling Yourself !
"Grace" is a word you'd expect to find the Apostle Paul using. But here it's in James chapter 4. God's grace helps us in our struggles with sin, in our struggles with the pleasure principle. God's Spirit woos us to him and, as we recognize our sins and humble ourselves in repentance, we receive grace. Let us read James 4:6-11, But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. Here's the general principle. To "submit oneself" it means to come into voluntary obedience to a person, to bend your will to that person's. If you've been proud you need to voluntary bend your will to God's will. In the section previous to this one, James tells his readers that the best way to deal with the lives they live in this fallen world is humbly before God. When we humble ourselves, we are not seeking a way to think poorly of ourselves. Rather humility is turning our eyes away from ourselves and on to God. True humility is a self-forgetfulness. After all, we can only know ourselves truly as we know ourselves in Christ. We can receive God's presence, peace, and love only as we focus on Him and turn our lives daily over to Him.

The word of God tells us to get understanding. What's wrong with speaking against someone? It is wrong because it conflicts strongly with the law of love. The Apostle Paul reminds us, "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." (1 Corinthians 13:4-8).

Certainly "love" requires us to speak truth, even when it is difficult to do so. But we are required to speak the truth lovingly (Ephesians 4:15). Would we speak against the person in their presence? Is our speech loving? Is it fair? Is it kind? Does it come from offended pride? Understand James says "Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it" (James 4:11-12). How is speaking against a brother like speaking against the law? When a Christian speaks against someone, he is setting himself up as a judge, but a judge who is prejudiced, lacking all the facts, and failing to hear the accused speak in his own defense. Heavenly Father thank you for your love and your word. Amen !


Scripture to meditate on this weekend !Understand this is a command give to us by God !
Read John 13:34-35 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."