James 4:3 (NKJV) 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. In yesterday’s devotional, we ended by talking about the fact that the Christians being addressed by James were acting only by their carnal nature, not allowing God to speak to them, show them … Read more
James 4:2 (NKJV) 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. As we mentioned yesterday, James was directing these words at Christians, not unbelievers. And yet he had to discourage them and try to teach … Read more
James 4:1 (NKJV) 1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? James 4:1-4 is a very interesting group of verses penned by James, the brother of Jesus. James made some observations about the behavior of the Christians in the … Read more
Greetings! We hope that you are walking closely with God and learning to trust Him more each day. The video for today is a bit different than some of our most recent videos. Today’s video, The Deadly Trio, talks about three things that affect every one of us in one way or another. And the … Read more
Luke 12:15 (NKJV) 15 And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.” A covetous life is awful. If we are covetous, we are always going to feel unsatisfied. We are always going to be wanting and needing something … Read more
Hebrews 13:5 (NKJV) 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Covetousness; displaying behavior that indicates a desire to own or have possession of something that belongs to someone else. Greed. Jealousy. Envy. Covetousness is usually an … Read more
Luke 12:15 (NKJV) 15 And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.” It’s safe to say, that if most of us were to stop and take a serious look at why we do a lot of what we … Read more
(Exodus 20:17 NKJV) “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” To covet means to wish for or to desire. Have you ever felt like you wanted to be … Read more