Saturday Devotional: Come Among
Come Among “Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.” (James 5:16, ESV) Tomorrow we gather. All week James has pressed one word into us: among. Not me and my earbuds. Not faith as a private hobby. A people. A family. A we. Bring it all with […]
Friday Devotional: Nobody’s Too Far Gone
Nobody’s Too Far Gone “Whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.” (James 5:20, ESV) Earlier in this passage, the person in trouble reaches out. They pray, they call. But here, they don’t. They wander. Quietly. And somebody has to go get […]
Thursday Devotional: A Man Like Us
A Man Like Us “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.” (James 5:17, ESV) If you’ve ever thought your prayers are too small to matter, James drops a name in […]
Wednesday Devotional: Know Who to Call
Know Who to Call “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him.” (James 5:14, ESV) Notice who moves first. The sick man calls. He picks up the phone. That’s the hard part for most of us. We’ll do almost anything before we’ll ask. […]
Tuesday Devotional: Never an Only Child
Never an Only Child “And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up.” (James 5:15, ESV) Some mornings you pray and it feels like talking to the ceiling. So you pray less. Then you stop. If nobody’s listening, why bother. James leans in and says: […]
Monday Devotional: Among
Among “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.” (James 5:13, ESV) We are the most connected people who have ever lived, and somehow the loneliest. Five hundred friends on a screen, and no one to call at two in the morning. We pull into the garage, lower […]
Day 6 – Lean Toward Him
All week we held one thing in view. The Lord is coming.
Day 5 – Straight Words
A while back a man got caught living an impossible life — married to four women at the same time. Do you know how you hold a lie that big together?
Day 4 – Steady Heart
James points at a farmer. He puts a seed in the ground and then does the hardest thing in the world.
Day 3 – The Harder Half
It would be easy to make open hands mean “feel a little less attached to your stuff.” Drop something extra in the plate.