Closer Day By Day

Bible Passage:  James 5 Will You Wait? These verses caught my eye today… “Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the [...]

Do you know this feeling… Of an uneasiness in your heart, Like a prick or a squeeze Or your heart beat off the chart?   The heart is a mysterious thing, And we have to learn to control it on our part. It is like taming our tongue except, We tame the thoughts of our heart. [...]

Bible Passage:  James 3 Today’s chapter gives one of the most difficult lessons that I must learn … and is indeed one that I know a lot of us are struggling with as well… this is the question of proper speech.   Verbal attacks, like favourtism (James talked about it in the last chapter), are [...]

Bible Passage:  James 1 The book of James has many practical Christian teachings. Whenever I read this book, I always feel the sense of my shortfall in faith and not being able to achieve the perfectness that Jesus expects us. However, despite seeing my shortfalls, the Word of God reminds me again that I need [...]