Gem for Friday
May 13
"If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that." (James 4:15)
"If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that." (James 4:15)
Man's own will is always evil. Where there is the knowledge of good, the heart, or at least the state of man is evil, if He does it not. Grace and love are lacking. To seek self-interest, to do one's own will, to satisfy one's own desires, characterises the natural man. To do good, to seek the good of others, and to serve them, is the fruit of love. Now, if, when there is the knowledge of what is good, and the opportunity of doing it occurs, man does it not, it is a sign that the heart is evil; love for others, and the desire to do good is lacking. Not to do good is sin; it shows the absence of grace and the activity of the natural will. (J.N. Darby - Brief Exposition of the Epistle of James)
N.J. Hiebert # 2246
