Tawnya Reynolds
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Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 5:12-15 NLT
But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned. Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.
Nov 22
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 5:11 NLT
We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.
Nov 22
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 5:9 NLT
Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door!
Nov 22
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 5:7-8 NLT
Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.
Nov 22
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 4:17 NLT
Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.
Nov 22
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 4:15-16 NLT
What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.” Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil.
Nov 22
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 4:13-14 NLT
Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.
Nov 22
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 4:11-12 NLT
Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you. God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor?
Nov 22
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 4:9-10 NLT
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy.
Nov 22
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 4:8 NLT
Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
Nov 21
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 4:6-7 NLT
And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Nov 21
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 4:5 NLT
Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that the spirit he has placed within us should be faithful to him.
Nov 21
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 4:4 NLT
You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.
Nov 21
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 4:2-3 NLT
You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.
Nov 21
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 3:18 NLT
And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.
Nov 20
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 3:17 NLT
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.
Nov 20
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 3:13 NLT
If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.
Nov 20
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 3:8 NLT
but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.
Nov 20
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 3:6 NLT
And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.
Nov 20
Tawnya Reynolds
highlighted James 3:3-4 NLT
We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong.
Nov 20