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Monday, June 5, 2006

James 3:13-18

Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. (ESV)

by Victoria Shephard

James has strong words for those who claim to be wise and yet harbor jealousy and selfishness in their hearts. He says that this is not godly wisdom, but “earthly” and “demonic” (v. 15)! True wisdom is gentle and is shown in good deeds. If we are to be “servants of wisdom” as we are studying this week, we must live it out and “walk our talk.” Does our walk match our talk, or do we talk a good game but act in any way we want? Does our wisdom come “down from above” (v. 15), or up from below?



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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.

Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .