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Devotional: James 5:1-6

Today’s passage: James 5:1-6

Helpful thoughts:

  • In chapter 5, James will address the oppressor and the oppressed.
  • The very riches the oppressor loves will become loathsome once they are used against him in judgment.
  • The oppressor even abuses the legal system to murder the innocent.
    • James 4:2 – You desire and do not have, so you murder.
    • The innocent did not retaliate (Matthew 5:39-42).

Questions to consider:

  1. How does a passage like this help us to look at money?  Was the money the problem or the heart of the one who sinfully gained and possessed it?
  2. If the oppressor will grow to hate their riches once they turn against him, what/who does he truly value the most?
  3. In what ways does the lack of resistance challenge your thinking?  What testimony does it give to the oppressor?  How would it glorify God?

August 11, 2019 Category: Devotions, James

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