17 июл. 2022 г. · In our verses today, James chastised his congregation for the foolishness of making self-centered plans over which they had no control. He told ...

25 июн. 2022 г. · Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.

James 4:13–17 focuses on the arrogance of planning for our own success without acknowledging that we are dependent on God.

James is telling us to accept our mortality, accept our lack of control, accept our shortness of life, and accept our frailty.

8 апр. 2018 г. · For you are like vapor that appears for a little while, then vanishes.15 Instead, you should say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this ...

David Guzik commentary on James 4, where James emphasizes the humble character of a living faith and of a dependency on God.

10 июн. 2024 г. · Scripture does rebuke the pride and presumption that makes plans without factoring in God. That is the message of James 4:13-17.

8 июн. 2021 г. · God wants you to make plans regarding your life. He wants you to make plans about your career, your education, your marriage, and your finances to name a few.

If we make our plans subject to the approval of God, then we are wise, submissive, and righteous in God's sight! If we endeavor to plan as much as we can within ...

25 мая 2020 г. · A godly life is shaped by regularly considering what God has for one's life and making life and daily decisions consistent with God's desires.