James 1:26-27

26 If you claim to be religious but don't control your tongue, you are just fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. 27 Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father means that we must care for orphans and widows in their troubles, and refuse to let the world corrupt us. (NLT)

 

Can you control your tongue? Do you choose your words carefully? If we do not control our tongue and the words we use then we are being foolish. Our words should line up with Jesus’ words. Our lives and our speech should reflect the Lord Jesus Christ living in and through us. It should not reflect the world we live in because we have been called to be different from the world. We have been called out of this world and into the light to be a light unto this world for Jesus Christ.

What is pure and lasting religion? It means living a life in the sight of God the Father and the Lord Jesus that is not corrupted by the world. The outward working of that life in Christ is to care for others, orphans, widows and those who have troubles in this life. This life is not an easy life, God never said it was going to be easy but that it is hard, very hard but the end result is very much worth it. We will get to spend eternity in the presence of God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Be eternity minded.

 

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