Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—James 4:1-7
by: Dorothy Noel.
Our desires for worldly things lead to sin and separation from God. When blinded by our own lusts, we become beholden to our selfishness. That selfishness spills out into our relationships with others and causes infighting and hurt. This is similar to what happened to Joseph. His brothers’ envy resulted in their deception. But James reminds us that God’s grace is greater; that when our desires are submitted to God, He will provide by His grace. We see that working out in Joseph’s life as he extended grace to His brothers. By submitting to God’s work in his life, Joseph was able to restore the relationships his brothers had destroyed. How can you submit your desires to God’s will today?