Monday
James 2:24
So, you see, I am made right with You, God, by what I do, not by faith alone.
Tuesday
James 2:25
Rahab the prostitute is another example of this. She was made right with You, God, by her actions--when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road.
Wednesday
James 2:26
Just as the body is dead without a spirit, so also faith is dead without good deeds.
Thursday
James 3:1
Dear brothers and sisters, not many of us should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged by God with greater strictness.
Friday
James 3:2I make many mistakes, but when I control my tongue I can also control myself in every other way.
Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers
3416. It used to be if you were “sound as a dollar” you were considered in perfect health--today, it means you are in bad shape.
3417. A good way to save money: buy $2000 worth of traveler’s checks for a vacation; then don’t go.
3418. One good thing about living in the past--it’s cheaper.
3419. Misers aren’t much fun to live with, but they do make wonderful ancestors.
3420. The person who can squeeze a dollar is usually the one who can stretch it.
