Back to the Basics Devo Day 17 - August 17

GETTING BACK TO THE BASICS is our theme; so let’s get back to reading simply reflecting on this convicting passage of James chapter 3.

Let’s ZOOM INTO Vs.13- 18 which is a contrast of two kinds of wisdom. What are the 2 sources of wisdom?
  • How does ‘worldly wisdom’ manifest itself? 
  • V. 14 – “bitter _______”.      “selfish ____________”
  • V.16 – “Where there is envy and selfish ambition, there is ____________ & every practice of evil” (in a marriage, family, small group, school, etc.)

  • How does ‘wisdom from above’ manifest itself? 
  • V.13 – “Works that are done in ____________”
  • V.17 – “Wisdom from above is _______, peace-loving, _________, ______________, full of mercy and good fruits, ________________, without _____________.”
  • V.18 – “The fruit of righteousness is sown by _______________.”

PRAYER PROMPT: “Lord Jesus, you said, ‘blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of God.’ Change me to become a peacemaker everywhere I go; not a peace-breaker. As I enter a room, may peace be experienced by everyone I encounter. Allow my feet to be covered with the Gospel of peace, for I humbly pray, Amen.”

Reflect on Jesus’ words of the 2 builders in Matthew 7: 24-27. Pray to become the wise builder who ‘does the book,’ and builds on the solid foundation.

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