"James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. My
brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers tempta-
tions; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh
patience. But let patience have her perfect work that ye
may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. If any of you
lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men
liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."
(verses 1-5, kjv)
It seems this passage is written to new believers who
were having difficulty dealing with the temptation to fall
back into Judaism. This, of course would also apply to us,
as gentile believers, who might suffer a desire to return to
life seeking pleasure and need strength and wisdom from
the Lord, to resist the natural tendency to fall in a lifestyle
inconsistent with one who is following Jesus Christ. Just
ask the Lord God in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ,
and he will give it without any chide or taunt, (upbraideth
not) but will give it lovingly and liberally. It is impossible
to serve our Lord with any effect without wisdom. Wisdom
required for service to him, and to mankind, must be tried
in the fire of experience, having overcome trials and temp-
tations of life. Then it may be infused with His Spirit (God
the Spirit) according to Ephesians 5: 14-18,
"Wherefore he saith, 'Awake thou that sleepest, and
rise from the dead and he shall give thee light. See
then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as
wise, redeeming the time because the days are evil.
Wherefore be ye not unwise but understanding what
the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine
wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit."
"But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that
wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and
tossed. But let not that man think that he will receive any
thing from the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in
all his ways." (James 1: 6-8)
This passage indicates our Lord's contempt for any who
are faithless and therefore unable to trust Him, without any
reservation, or answer a prayer of faith based on the truth
of God's Word; Since this one is not trustworthy , he also
has issues of fully trusting his Heavenly Father to fulfill the
promises made in His Word.
donporter,sr 10.25.18
