Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and apply

scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through Friday,

as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's Word with you, so let's get started.

Welcome back. I hope you've been enjoying this walk through the book of James in our daily Bible

devotional series. Today we wrap it up in chapter 5. A strong warning is given to the wealthy

who acquire riches through injustice and selfishness. Their fortunes will diminish and the cries of

those they have wronged have reached the ears of the Lord. Believers are called to be patient in

suffering, waiting for the Lord with the same diligence as a farmer awaiting reign. They are reminded

of Job's endurance and the Lord's compassion. Integrity matters, thus complaining against one another

is discouraged, and individuals are encouraged to let their yes be yes and their

no be no. Prayer is emphasized as a powerful tool in every situation, whether in suffering,

joy, or sickness. Those who stray from the truth should be gently guided back for turning a

sinner from error saves a soul and brings great spiritual restoration.

Several things being pulled together in that last chapter.

It seems like Christians are being pictured as the poor or those who are mistreated.

They need to know that God is there, sees everything, he's involved in all of it.

We shouldn't turn on each other.

In fact, we should be helping each other.

I think those are some powerful ideas.

Christians must remain patient during difficult times,

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