BY She Reads Truth
Take this day as an opportunity to catch up on your reading, pray, and rest in the presence of the Lord.
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without pretense.
James 3:17
14 thoughts on "Grace Day"
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The King James Version of this verse says, “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.“
I looked up intreated in the dictionary. It means to ask earnestly. That has a whole different meaning to me than the verse in the above version or the NLT that I often study with. To me that means that it is easy to ask for wisdom, if we earnestly ask. Can anyone else help me out with this. The versions are so different, and sometimes I feel like we really miss out when we don’t use the KJV.
Blessed weekend Sisters!-
“Easy to be intreated” means allowing others to ask earnest questions….it is the NLT equivalent to “open to reason”. Allowing for earnest questioning and reasoning.
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Love gods word that it times of uncertainties and
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So sweet, Shawn! (There’s a hummingbird at our feeder this morning also.) Love your words. Thank you for blessing me today!
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Love your analogy, Shawn!❤️
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As I sitting here on my back porch reading, praying, and meditating on this verse I am watching a persistent little hummingbird ward off every other tiny hummingbird seeking nectar from any one of my 7 full feeders. I find myself trying to encourage his little heart that there is plenty for all. “You see, precious little one, I am the one who fills the feeders with just what you crave. I will not hold back from you what you need. I have enough for each of you!” My little friend is reacting out of his own wisdom which is not pure. It is based in his own understanding of what this world (my little garden) offers him. He can only see from his own miniature perspective. As I watch him attack and drive others away from what I am freely offering, I am aware of the joy we are all missing out on because if it weren’t for my little fellow acting out of “selfish ambition” we could all be enjoying the free gifts and sweetness of my feeders with dozens buzzing around at one time in a glorious celebration of our wonderful fellowship together. How often am I a human version of my tiny friend acting out of my own wisdom, not trusting the One who graciously offers me what I crave and in such abundance? How often do my selfish ambitions, envy and hypocrisy drive others away from the source of the sweet fruits of life in Christ? Lord, the fact that this chapter of James begins with his caution about taming our tongues speaks to your great and pure wisdom so I thank You for directing my heart to seek You for You know all and You alone supply what I need. Amen. And, thank for the precious hummingbirds.
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Thank you Shawn
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Great analogy, Shawn!
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God’s wisdom is consistent with His character.
May I pray for God’s wisdom daily and may my life represent His character.
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I was meditating on how I don’t always feel God’s presence. I was telling God that I wished I could feel Him tangibly. He answered me that His word says, Be still and KNOW, that I am God. Not feel or wish or wonder. I KNOW He is my God. It is a great reassurance to me that He is my God. The other voices that I hear telling me that I’m not worthy, not good enough, not whatever, are not from Him. He is my God and I KNOW it for sure! Amen!
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Great thoughts, Bessie. Thank you.
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Grateful that I can be assured I’ve heard His still small voice when it directs me towards these results. Only His wisdom will result in peace, gentleness, submission, mercy and good deeds. The world’s wisdom is noisy and loud and demanding and selfish. May I lean in to Jesus and just listen. Grateful for His wisdom and grace.
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