Trials are hard to endure but they carry in them the seeds of spiritual blessing for men and women of faith. James is encouraging the Lord's people to exercise patience, trust in the Lord and use the experiences of hardship as opportunities to grow in grace and deepen our relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Trials are hard to endure but they carry in them the seeds of spiritual blessing for men and women of faith. James is encouraging the Lord's people to exercise patience, trust in the Lord and use the experiences of hardship as opportunities to grow in grace and deepen our relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.

James tells the church that the Lord of Sabaoth, the Lord of Hosts hears their cries for help and will come in power with authority to judge the wicked and redeem His people.

James encourages the Lord’s people to reflect upon the fickleness of life and our own daily need of God’s help. He speaks of time and how fast our lives are spent. These matters should create humility in our soul which will draw forth God's grace for our daily needs.

James calls for humility amongst the Lord's people that we might by faith draw help from God's hand for our daily troubles.

Our Lord Jesus Christ gives grace to His people sufficient for all our daily needs, even when we don't know what to ask for and pray for as we ought. James calls us to be humble in our requests, trusting the Lord who knows knows what we need better than we know ourselves.

Righteousness is a free gift from God. Righteousness is imputed to sinners for their justification and imparted in the new creation. Jesus Christ is the Lord our righteousness and all who are in Him are pure and perfect in the new man as He is pure and perfect in us.

Paul was single-minded. He made it his determined approach to speak as becomes a servant of Jesus Christ, to speak as becomes an ambassador of God in a foreign land, to speak as Christ’s mouthpiece, as Christ’s tongue on this earth.

Good works are the fruit of conversion, not the means. Abraham and Rahab acted as they did because they trusted the Lord. The Spirit of God within them motivated their works, their worship and their service.

The beauty of James’ practical emphasis again comes to the fore. True good works before God are works of faith, done for the glory of God, in love for the brethren and generally to care for those in need.

Has Jesus made you free?

Then you are free indeed;

Ye sons of liberty,

Ye chosen royal seed,

Walk worthy of your Lord, and view

Your glorious Head, in all you do.

William Gadsby

Those who have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of glory are rich beyond the wealth of this world and heirs of God. How we act, how we live and treat others is to be conditioned and regulated by our experience of God's love and Christ's salvation.

James teaches us about pure religion and distinguishes it from vain religion. Pure religion is the effect of the engrafted word, the gospel of Jesus Christ, in the heart of a sinner and the outworking of grace in a believer's life.

Here James teaches us the difference between those who look into the gospel and see themselves and those who look into it and see Christ.

James is teaching us that the Lord Jesus, and salvation and everlasting life by Him, is God's free gift, His good and perfect gift that comes down from the Father of lights. Preaching the gospel is the means by which the gift of grace is received and experienced by faith.

The old man and the new man in the nature of every believer battle for supremacy and cause us to trust the Lord more and more. The trials and temptations of life are our occasion to trust Christ more but they also supply the devil with an opportunity to stir up the old man to sin.

Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Wisdom of God revealed to sinners. Here James asks if any believer needs spiritual wisdom. He is pointing us to Christ to supply all our needs during times of trial, trouble and temptation.

The Epistle of James is a wonderful and practical presentation of gospel truth. James calls himself a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ and ministers to the Lord’s people who are tried and hard-pressed by the troubles of this world.

The Lord Jesus asked His disciples this question. Peter's answer was a wonderful testimony of faith. The question is still valid today. How do we answer this question?

The Lord Jesus Christ tells us that He is the Root and Offspring of David and the Bright and Morning Star. These wonderful names reveal more of the character of the Lord Jesus and point to our future glory in heaven.