Direct Me Oh Lord With Your Daily Devotions

TUESDAY, 13 JUNE 2023

TEXT: James 1:1-11

1. I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello!

2. Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides.

3. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors.

4. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way.

5. If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You’ll get his help, and won’t be condescended to when you ask for it.

6. Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who “worry their prayers” are like wind-whipped waves.

7. Don’t think you’re going to get anything from the Master that way,

8. adrift at sea, keeping all your options open.

9. When down-and-outers get a break, cheer!

10. And when the arrogant rich are brought down to size, cheer! Prosperity is as short-lived as a wildflower, so don’t ever count on it.

11. You know that as soon as the sun rises, pouring down its scorching heat, the flower withers. Its petals wilt and, before you know it, that beautiful face is a barren stem. Well, that’s a picture of the “prosperous life.” At the very moment everyone is looking on in admiration, it fades away to nothing.

(The Message Version Holy Bible)

TOPIC: FAITH IN THE LORD

James encourages us to have faith in the Lord so that we can ensure any challenges to our spiritual lives. Through faith, we can also ask God for wisdom and have it. But our faith can sometimes be tested.

Abraham’s faith was tested when he was directed to sacrifice his child of promise and he did it faithfully. Abraham believed God because he knew that He cannot fail him.

If we have faith, we can ask for wisdom and the Lord will give it to us just as He gave Solomon when he asked for it.

When we ask God for anything, we must trust that He can give it for us. Jesus is waiting for you to ask in faith and you will see Him at work in your life.

QUESTION: Do you have faith in the Lord?

PRAYER: Dear Lord, please erase all manner of unbelief in me and increase my faith in You. Amen.