But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. James 4:6 – I’m so grateful that we serve a God that gives us more grace. Let’s look at the context of what’s being said within this verse. James is speaking about how Christians can choose a worldly way of life over that of the holy life God calls us to live. We can pursue our fleshly desires, just like those who don’t follow Jesus do. We see that a follower of Jesus who is choosing such a life is at odds with God, and while God’s Spirit longs for this individual to seek the Lord out for the fulfillment of his desires, that’s not the heart of this individual. They want to do things their way, see life their way, and have the fill of sin they want. Sounds very prideful, doesn’t it? This is what our verse then is addressing. God absolutely gives more grace to those who seek it. God’s grace is never ending and will cover all our sin as we turn to Him. When we humbly come before the Lord, asking for forgiveness, and choosing His way over ours, there we find this abundance of grace. Yet when we camp in our pride, refusing to change our life’s course from chasing after our selfish desires, grace isn’t found. God is in opposition to the life that pridefully refuses to follow His ways. Let us then be willing to look within as ask how we may be pridefully refusing to follow the Lord’s ways. Has God outlined for us how to find fulfillment of a desire we have but we’ve chosen our pathway instead? Whatever type of desires you may have, whether it be love or acceptance or purpose or even sexual gratification, God has given to us in His word His holy plans to meet those desires. While we may have sought out the world’s pathways to those things being fulfilled for so long, when we choose to seek God’s pathways, there we find more grace. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3201
Question To Ponder: How does God direct us to find fulfillment of our fleshly desires?
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