Monday
James 5:5
You [rich people] have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every whim. Now your hearts are nice and fat, ready for the slaughter.
Tuesday
James 5:6
You have condemned and killed good people who had no power to define themselves against you.
Wednesday
James 5:7
Dear brothers and sisters, you must be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who eagerly look for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They patiently wait for the precious harvest to ripen.
Thursday
James 5:8
You, too, must be patient. And take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.
Friday
James 5:9
Don’t grumble about each other, my brothers and sisters, or God will judge you. For look! The great Judge is coming. He is standing at the door!
Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers
3456. In the old days, big spenders spent their own money--not other people’s.
3457. Money may not buy happiness, but it surely helps one look for it in more interesting places.
3458. The best labor-saving device is an inheritance.
3459. Inflation is when after you get money to buy something, it isn’t enough.
3460. It’s costing Americans twice as much to live beyond their means as it did ten years ago.
