James 1:16-18
James sixteen, “Do not be
deceived, my beloved brothers.” But
we are, yes, often we are deceived by our own desires, our own lust, and our
faith in things that are not worthy of our faith. Misguided faith is a big deceiver, how often have you
put faith in a pastor or leader in your church only to be disappointed? How often has a parent, child, husband
or wife put faith in the other only to be disillusioned, because their actions were
below expectations? Has God spoken
to us on misplaced faith? He
speaks in Psalm 118:8, “It is better to take refuge
in the Lord than to trust in man.”
And we are told in Proverbs 3:5, “Trust
in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Why do we have misguided
faith? It is because we do not
abide in Christ, because we do not hold to the truth, or we refuse to believe
that it was written for us. How
can we escape? Only one way,
and that is to believe that Jesus tells the truth, and that He has written you
a very personal love letter called the Bible, and when it is personal, when it
is believed; your life will take-on new meaning, it will be Christ who is
living in you, doing the will of the Father.
As you read verses 17 and 18, agree with God that every good
gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of
lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by
the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
Dear Father, you know us, not one thing is hidden from you,
we have a big problem with misguided faith, in the created and not in You, our
Creator. We trust in men, in
government, in our army, and in ourselves, but so often we do not act on Your
word, your love letter to us on how to live life on planet earth. Change our unbelieving hearts of stone
to hearts that long for Your authority in us as we go living. We ask this in the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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