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James: Faith That Works: Wisdom & Conflict

Day 1
The Root

Scripture tells us that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, but why is this so? To understand, imagine that each of your body parts could think and act independently. Imagine that your hand could decide to stop paying attention to your brain, or could decide to cut itself off from the oxygen the lungs provide. No matter how "smart" the body part would claim to be, these actions would be foolish because they cut the hand off from the rest of the body that was needed for healthy and productive functioning. In this analogy, the head is God and we humans are the body parts. Our failure to listen to and respect the head is the key that begins useful integration to the body. For more on this, check out this devotional:

https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/alistair-begg/9/28/2025/

Verses: John 6:35, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 5:15-16

Prayer Topics: Life, Joy, Unity

Day 2
Relational

Wisdom sees its highest form in relationship. Although the bible will sometimes refer to skill in various fields of work as wisdom, the phrase finds its true fulfillment when applied to how we interact with God and others. Wisdom does not stand alone, but works in concert with other qualities to produce fruitful relationships. To find out more about this, check out this great article:

https://www.biblicalcounselingcoalition.org/2025/02/10/learning-relational-wisdom-in-conflict-using-james-317-18/

Verses: Ecclesiastes 4:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, Proverbs 27:17

Prayer Topics: Exchange, Abundance, Integrity

To Be Continued!

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