Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.Remember, this is directed at the sinner (the one who continues to live a habitual life of sin) and the double-minded (the one of two minds, two psyches, two souls). James' advice to these people is to grieve, to mourn, to wail. The laughing that has been going on, needs to cease and be turned to crying and gloom. Why? Without repentance, there is no salvation. Without a change of mind, and a change of action, there is no hope. All of the good times that these people are having and all of the waffling and floundering that is going on will only lead to imminent doom.
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By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. (NIV) My first thought when I read this was, "Well, what parent doesn't think that?" Most parents think that their child is no ordinary child those first three months. I know that I still think of my two boys as extraordinary. I know that the creator God has designed them in a unique way. I know that they have talents that have been given to them to serve the King. I may not get the chance to see my son stand toe to toe with a pharaoh of Egypt or call down plagues, but I do think that I will get the chance to see them serve their purpose. I also want to point out that Moses' parents hid him for those three months. They didn't flaunt him, the chose a course of action that was very practical. Some would have you think that if it isn't flamboyant and take unnecessary risks, then it isn't fai...
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