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A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost.
He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below.
He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me?
I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The woman below replied, "You are in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground.
You are between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be a programmer," said the balloonist.
"I am," replied the woman, "How did you know?"
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost.
Frankly, you've not been much help so far."
The woman below responded, "You must be a manager."
"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," said the woman, "You don't know where you are or where you are going.
You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air.
You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem.
The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow "it's my fault."
Historical/Cultural Context -
The book of James was written by the half-brother of Jesus.
The Son of Joseph and Mary.
Written in the early 40s.
He wrote to primarily Jews who were Christians, as at this time it was so early in the spread of Christianity that it had not been widely adopted by non-jews, also known as Gentiles.
James encouraged his readers to live consistent Christian lives in the midst of persecution for their faith in Christ.
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Life Principle - Don’t Use Patience And Hardships As Excuses For Sin. Follow Through With Your Oaths.
Life Point- Patience Isn’t An Excuse To Be Lazy
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Notice this section starts with a Therefore.
Therefore what?
Therefore what came before.
These Christians were being oppressed and cheated by the richer folks that were themselves counted amongst the brethren.
God addressed the rich before and now He addresses those that have been cheated.
He says to “be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord.”
Remember what was written before in James 1:20.
We don’t know how this is all going to shake out yet.
We don’t know how God is going to judge those doing the cheating, whether it is on earth or after their death.
We Don’t know.
So we are told to be patient because when the Lord comes, then we will understand and we will see His righteousness.
I personally believe that when the Lord comes, for the Christian who has been cheated, it won’t matter.
Why?
Because we will be with the Lord!
What are the temporary trappings of this world when compared to the presence of our savior?!
See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.
Now, I am no farmer.
But one thing I know, the farmer while he is waiting for the abundance of rain during these seasons doesn’t just sit back and do nothing.
No, they are continuing to work the land, take care of the animals etc.
So is the Christian who is being patient in hard times.
This Christian doesn’t just say, “I am going to take my marbles and go home.”
No, they are continuing to work where God has placed them in the body.
They are continuing to do evangelism, sharing the good news of peace between God and man.
They continue to point out sin and salvation.
They don’t give up, they don’t walk out and they don’t surrender to circumstances.
They serve God until the day they die.
Speaking of working in the body where God has placed you.
Let’s look into that real quick.
1 Cor.
12:12-27 (BSB)
12 The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts.
And although its parts are many, they all form one body.
So it is with Christ.
13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
14 For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.
15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be?
If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
18 But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.
19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.”
Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor.
And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty, 24 whereas our presentable parts have no such need.
But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.
26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
The Greater Gifts
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of i
God has placed each of us in the body and each of us in this local body of believers.
He has a job for each of us to do.
We need to figure out what it is, and do it.
I can’t do everything.
I can’t sing, I can’t do finances, I can’t do a whole lot of carpentry.
That is not my skill set nor my calling in the body.
I am called as a Pastor.
Jo is called to sing, Vivian & Karen are called to making sure the finances are in order.
Amanda is currently called to work Children’s Church.
Al is called to be a deacon, a servant of the church; and there are many others that I didn’t list.
Where are you called?
Find it and do it.
Someone in here may be called to do Sunday School for youth or kids.
Find out what you are called to do here and do it.
Berean Study Bible (James 5:8)
8 You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
What does it mean to strengthen your hearts?
It means to be assured, that no matter what is going on around us God is still on His throne.
We don’t see the big picture of time and history, but He does.
Therefore, we can rest our minds in Him and trust what He says.
If He says He is going to do it, it will be done.
What should our response be?
Jesus is coming back and He expects us to strengthen our hearts and minds and to be stayed on Him.
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