ECWA Devotion for Tuesday 13 January 2026

TUESDAY, 13 JANUARY     

TEXT: JAMES 5:1–6 

TOPIC: WARNING AGAINST EXPLOITING THE VULNERABLE

 

JAMES 5:1–6 NIV 

 

1: Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you.

 

2: Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.

 

3: Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.

 

4: Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.

 

5: You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.

 

6: You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.

 

WARNING AGAINST EXPLOITING THE VULNERABLE

 

James rebukes the wealthy who exploit the poor, condemning hoarding wealth and withholding wages.

 

Such actions lead to suffering for many, showing a lack of compassion.

 

The rich are warned that their indulgent lifestyles contribute to injustice.

 

The passage is warning believers about the misuse of wealth and not the possession of wealth.

 

QUESTION: How have I taken advantage of those under me?

 

PRAYER: Lord, grant me mercy for hoarding and denying others their rights. Amen.

EVANGELICAL CHURCH WINNING ALL (ECWA) FOOD FOR THE DAY 2026.