But the wisdom from above is first pure,
then peaceable,
gentle,
reasonable,
full of mercy
and good fruits, unwavering,
without hypocrisy.
James 3:17 NASB
The last word in this verse is "anupokritos"
The meaning is:
not a phony ("put on"), describing sincere behavior free from hidden agendas (selfish motives)  literally, "without hypocrisy"
(unfeigned).
All of us have know people who are phony, who have selfish hidden agendas.
Who are hypocrites.
And there's times, there's days, when those words describe me to...
James says wisdom from heaven has none of that, and as we drink in that wisdom, soak our minds and hearts in heavens wisdom, there is less and less room for those things.
As we keep looking towards and following Jesus, the One who was truly not phony, had no hidden agenda, had no hypocrisy, there was no mask
His mission was to seek and save us
His heart was love
And he lived it out in the everyday, and in the big things.
Today I just want to follow Him, the wisdom of heaven.
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