The you're going to do you do you do you do you do you do you do The Bible makes it clear that Jesus will return and it's equally clear that no one knows the day or hour of his appearing. So what are we supposed to do

while we wait? Well today on Truth for Life will explore the advice James provides concerning

temptations we ought to avoid and examples we ought to follow

while we wait for Christ's return.

Alistairbegg is teaching from James Chapter 5.

As we prepare to turn to the Bible, gracious God, we ask that you will give to us clarity and a deep sense of

understanding so that in finding out the truth of your word we may bow before it and live in the fullness of it for

Jesus Christ's sake we ask it amen

James 5 verse 7 be patient then brothers until the Lord's coming, see how the farmer waits for the

land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the Ottoman spring rains.

You too be patient and stand firm because the Lord's coming is near.

Don't grumble against each other, brothers or you will be judged.

The judge is standing at the door.

Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering,

take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance

and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion

and mercy.

Well, as we return to this, I say again to you, let us beware the paragraph break that is there in most of our text between verse six and verse seven. It is vitally

important that we recognize that what James goes on to say, beginning in the

seventh verse, he says in the context of all that he has just said

in verses 1 to 6. In other words, the response of these believers to oppression and to injustice is to be governed by

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