“Hubris or Humility?”
James 4:13-17(Page 1013)
Context:
The
book of James was written to encourage Christians by reminding them how they
should live. James gives wise counsel to those who are struggling in living for
the glory of God. He encourages Christians by giving them very practical
counsel on issues like: suffering and trials, the rich and the poor, how to
fight worldliness, how to submit to the will of God, how to pray, and what it
means to bear fruit in keeping with true faith and repentance. This short book has much to say for us in the
21st century. In today’s text James helps us see another area of our
life in which we should demonstrate humility— making our future plans.
Central
Idea of the Text: “Humbly
Trust God!”
One
way we live humbly is by trusting God’s plans for our future and by doing what
we know is right for today.
5
arrogant boasts from James 4:13:
Future, Place, Time, Activity,
Result (HT, JAMES…C. Morgan & D. Ellenburg)
5
truths from James 4:14-17 that help us humbly trust God for today and for the
future:
1.
We
do not know what tomorrow brings. (14a)
2.
Our
life is temporary. (14b)
3.
God’s
plans always over rule our plans. (15)
4.
Boasting
in our plans and works is evil. (16)
5.
We
are commanded to do what we know is right today! (17)
Conclusion
for us:
Over
the last several weeks we have learned that God gives us the grace to humbly obey
him. Last week James showed us that a good test of our humility is the way we
judge and talk about each other. Today we learned that another test of our
humility is the way we trust God’s plans for our future and by doing what we
know is right for today. Do you trust in your plans or in God’s? Do you concern
yourself more about tomorrow than today? Do you rejoice in the sovereignty of
God over all things? May we at Grace
Fellowship live humbly by trusting God’s plans for our future and by doing what
we know is right for today!
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