James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations:
Greetings.
James 1:1 NIV
What an intro!
There's no missing his audience - he's writing to Christians scattered all over the place...a bit like today where family's often scatter around the world, friends end up living, well, anywhere these days.
I wonder what James would've made of our tech today?
My guess on that intro, he would've loved it. He could've easily shared what was on his heart.
And look at his qualifications:
A servant.
We might comfortably use "Christian" or even "follower of Jesus", but "servant"!?
James is not afraid to put his credentials out there...and that one word tells us a lot about James.
A servant does the will of the master.
It's what he does, but it's also who he is.
He's identified with, and his life is entwined with, his master.
As is ours.
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