Scripture"Is there anyone around who can explain God?Anyone smart enough to tell him what to do?Anyone who has done him such a huge favor that God has to ask his advice?Everything comes from him;Everything happens through him;Everything ends up in him.Always glory! Always praise!Yes. Yes. Yes.So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life, your sleeping, eating...

Scripture“The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”James 5:16b (NIV)Devotional ReflectionJames declares that the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. That statement immediately raises an important question: Who is righteous? Scripture tells us that none of us is righteous on our own. Even our best efforts cannot make us right before a holy God.The good news of...

Scripture“And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.”James 5:15-16a (NIV)Devotional ReflectionJames not only teaches us to pray; he teaches us how to pray. He speaks of “the prayer offered in faith.” Faith is not ...