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December 30, 2014 0 0

James 1:12-18

Testing and Tempting

12 Happy are those who remain faithful under trials, because when they succeed in passing such a test, they will receive as their reward the life which God has promised to those who love him. 13 If we are tempted by such trials, we must not say, “This temptation comes from God.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But we are tempted when we are drawn away and trapped by our own evil desires. 15 Then our evil desires conceive and give birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

16 Do not be deceived, my dear friends! 17 Every good gift and every perfect present comes from heaven; it comes down from God, the Creator of the heavenly lights, who does not change or cause darkness by turning. 18 By his own will he brought us into being through the word of truth, so that we should have first place among all his creatures.

God, my strength, my Saviour
come save me, set me free,
God, my hope, my Deliverer
lift me up, put a new heart in me. 

Lord, I am not worthy to come to you,
I will not baulk if you send me away,
I have broken your commandments,
I have hurt other people,
I have harmed myself.
I have earned my time inside,
I deserve all I have been given.
I don’t know if I can change, Lord,
ever since I was old enough to choose
I have chosen the wrong path,
these habits have stained me all my life.
I am in a prison of my own making
and everything I know conspires to hold me here
I seek release and cannot find it.

My child,
you are forgiven – I will set you free.
Learn my ways and follow me,
learn to rely on my voice
learn to forgive yourself and look up,
and you will be free,
I will give you a new heart
I will open the way if you will follow.