Link to the Show / Show NotesThis week, James (click here to read Jas 4:1-10) encourages us to go somewhere with him. In chapter four, verses seven through ten, James tells his audience to submit to God. he tells us that if we will simply draw near to God, He will draw near to us - then he gives us instructions on how to do it. Check out what James tells us next: "Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up." Are you up for going there?Our Messiah wants to lead us to a place where we can fully serve Him with all of out hearts.When we've come to that place; when we've humbled ourselves, and we're at the foot of Messiah, and we mourn and we weep and we know what we are, and we're broken completely down... then He can lift us up. ...But we have to take that step. In order to take the free gift that He has offered us, we must lay everything down - everything. We all need to look at what we were, and what He has done for us. When we get hold of the enormity of it all, it is easy to see where the mourning, weeping and lamenting comes in, isn't it? We owe Him everything ...and we don't deserve anything.May we all make it a point to truly evaluate the situation we are in. We are heirs to the Throne. He has conquered the world. We have been given the greatest gift ever known to mankind, and all we have to do is accept it. Are you ready to take that step?May the Lord bless you and keep you,Shabbat shalom!
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