The passage we looked at in James today dealt with the idea of trusting in God's goodness. That seems straightforward enough, but the context is dealing with wealth and poverty, and temptation. All of us, at some point or another, wish we had more, wish that we were more wealthy. But James says that God exalts the one with less, and the rich man actually has to remember that his riches will pass away. Temptation also strikes all of us, an appeal to our sinful desires. We want to be satisfied with something that we know is wrong. Do we give in or do we turn away and trust that God can give us something better than that tempting thing.
Sermon July 19
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