Day 191 --- 2 Kings 10-12 - James 4

Day 191 --- 2 Kings 10-12 - James 4
"God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble"

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it

Day 190 --- 2 Kings 7-9 - James 3

Day 190 --- 2 Kings 7-9 - James 3
The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. 10Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. 11Can both fresh water and salt[a] water flow from the same spring?

In James it talks about the evil that can come off of your tongue. I use my mouth to praise God, sing of his glory, talk to him and I also use the same mouth to gossip, curse, talk badly about someone. It follows the same passage from yesterday, it would be foolish for me to read these things and gods word and not follow them.

Day 189 --- 2 Kings 4-6 - James 2

Day 189 --- 2 Kings 4-6 - James 2
Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. 3If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Here's a good seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand there" or "Sit on the floor by my feet," 4have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

I think if there is one definte thing i have learned since i started reading the bible. It is to treat everyone the same and not judge those who have less than me. I was always so quick to judge the poor and homeless and what do i know? Who knows if I could be there one day? It is not my job to judge anyone and it is my job to give them what I can because God will give me glory one day.

Day 188 --- 2 Kings 1-3 - James 1

Day 188 --- 2 Kings 1-3 - James 1
because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind
When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.

Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

these were a couple of verses i picked from James. There were several I have heard of before. The one that hit me the most was if I listen to the word but don't do what it says, its like forgetting what I look like. I tis so important to be quick to listen and slow to speak and slow to become angry. That is the key to alot of Chadd and mine problems.

Day 187 --- 1 Kings 21-22 - Acts 14

Day 187 --- 1 Kings 21-22 - Acts 14
In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked. 9He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed 10and called out, "Stand up on your feet!" At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.

Paul was able to cure a man that had a faith in the name of God. The people thought Paul was God in a human form and were going to sacrafice in the name of him. Paul ran away telling them that he was human just like him and that God was the one who made the heaven and the earth.

Day 186 --- 1 Kings 19-20 - Acts 13:26-52

Day 186 --- 1 Kings 19-20 - Acts 13:26-52
Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. 39Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses. 40Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you:

The first verse, through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. I have done some terrible things in my life, and wonder if people have forgave me entirely. The fact is, Jesus is the only one who can wash away my sins. He knows my guilt and what I am sorry for and he forgives me. I am struggling with the fact that I feel he is the only one who can forgive me. What else do i need? Jesus is my life and i will follow him all of my life.

Day 185 --- 1 Kings 16-18 - Acts 13:1-25

Day 185 --- 1 Kings 16-18 - Acts 13:1-25

Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord? 11Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind, and for a time you will be unable to see the light of the sun."