Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
James 1:19-20ESV
"The righteousness of God"
If James is saying that we can't produce it, what does that look like?
He gives us some help in the rest of the chapter, but for now, the message is that try as we might, we can't just do this ourselves.
I like to think I can.
There's times when I've thought I can save myself
In her song "Sparks" Brooke Fraser sings this:
"Eve ate the apple
And I did the same"
Rather than follow God's word I think my way is better.
James says no. Your anger, your passion won't do it.
When it comes to God am I quick to listen?
And slow to speak?
And slow to become angry at Him?
In this crazy Christmas time slow down, find some space, to listen to the Creator
#quickslowslow
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Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he looks at p
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