“keep oneself unspotted from the world.”
James 1:27
James 1:26-27 says “If anyone
among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives
his own heart, this one’s religion is worthless. Pure and undefiled religion
before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their
trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.” When Christians refuse
to watch their words and speak rashly they are deceived in their faith. They
hear the Way, the Truth, and the Life but they do not act on what they have
heard. James tells us that our actions are what matter. He tells us to care for
the widows and the orphans. He also states that we are to remain “unspotted
from the world.” This means that we can tell by the way people talk, what they
do, and if they are spotted from the world or not where they are in their walk
with the Lord. We can tell whether they are true followers or not. I want you
to think about a boat that is in the water. That boat doesn’t sink because it
is in the water. It sinks because the water gets into it. Furthermore, Christians
don’t fail to live good Christian lives in the world because they are in it. They
fail to live good Christian lives because the world has gotten into them. 2
Peter 1:4 says that God has “given to us exceedingly great and precious
promises, that through these” we “may be partakers of the divine nature having
escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust” (NKJV). May we make
it our aim to remain “unspotted from the world.” May we keep the world out. May
we be spiritually blessed by being “partakers of the divine nature having
escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”
Father, may we bridle our tongues. May we visit orphans and
widows in their trouble. May we keep ourselves unspotted from the world. May
the world not get into us. Thank You for Your exceedingly great and precious
promises. Through those great and precious promises may we be partakers of Your
divine nature. Last, but not least, may we escape the corruption that is in the
world through lust. We want to have a pure and undefiled religion before You.
In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Kimberly Lenz, Care
Ministry Coordinator
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