Every Perfect Gift
Blessed is anyone who endures
temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life
that the LORD has promised to those who love him. No one, when tempted, should
say, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil and he
himself tempts no one. But one is tempted by one’s own desire, being lured and
enticed by it; then, when that desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and
that sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death. Do not be deceived, my
beloved.
Every generous act of giving, with
every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with
whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfillment of his own
purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind
of first fruits of his creatures.
You must understand this, my beloved:
let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow
to anger; for your anger does not produce God’s righteousness.
Cultivate the true biblical love that
neither falters nor fails in spite of the alterations that come our way
throughout life.
God never changes, and neither does
His love for us. We are recipients of a perfect love from our heavenly Father,
who has loved us and continues to love us.
We are called to accept His unfailing
love, to allow it to shape our lives, and to extend it to others.
God’s love
still stands
when all else has
fallen.
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