ECWA Devotion for Tuesday 6 January 2026

TUESDAY, 6TH JANUARY

TEXT: JAMES 2:8-13

TOPIC: FAVOURITISM CONDEMNED II

 

JAMES 2:8-13 [NIV]

 

8: If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right.

 

9: But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.

 

10: For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

 

11: For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

 

12: Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom,

 

13: because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!

 

 FAVOURITISM CONDEMNED II

 

Favouritism is defined as treating some people better than others based on external appearances. the Bible offers key reasons against favouritism:

 

1. Inconsistent with God's Character: God does not show favouritism (Acts 10:34).

2. Contrary to God's values: Humans often categories others, but God's values differ from ours.

3. Sinful: favouritism is a sin against God (James 2:9).

4. Promotes Injustice: It leads to unequal treatment and Denial of opportunities to marginalised groups.

 

Today is the “World day of War Orphans,” reminding us to act on our Faith by supporting vulnerable individuals, as advised in James 2:8-13. To combat favouritism, we should practice the Royal law: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

 

QUESTION: Do you show favouritism in your life?

 

PRAYER: Lord, Grant me the courage to confront favouritism wherever I see it.

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