“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you”

James 4.8

I submit that we need to go back to the drawing board.  We have a Bible, so we have absolutely NO excuse!

The Book of James is known as the “Proverbs of the New Testament”.  We believe it was written by James, the half-brother of our Lord Jesus.  He witnessed Christ’s appearance after the resurrection, saw Jesus return to heaven and was a leader in the church at Jerusalem.  We believe God used James to write this New Testament book shortly after the early churches began to spread because the new believers needed to be encouraged to “get into the scriptures”!

James is straight-forward.  It is packed with references to Old Testament teaching and principles regarding our faith and how our Christian life must practically reflect our faith!

So enjoy reading it!  Be encouraged by reading it often!  It will help us “Get back to the drawing board” - the Bible and our Creator God!

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.” James 4:7-8  “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.” James 4:17                                                                                     

(Original thought adapted from my father-in-law, Peter Leslie)