Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow.Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.
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… Everything you have comes from God. James 1.17 says, every good gift and perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. You can work hard. You can invest your money wisely. You can do all the things that you do, but ultimately remember it all came from God. Deuteronomy 8.18 says, remember the Lord your God. He's the one who gave you the ability to produce wealth. So we thank him. But we also pray about our needs. If you have a need, pray about it. James says you have not because you ask not. Do you have a need right now? It's a physical need, a financial need, a medical need, something else. Pray about it. Lord, would you give this to me? Now, of course, Lord, I pray, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. If there's something in this request that's outside of your will, overrule it. …
… mercies are over all his works. That's a great promise to hang on to. Next verse. Final verse. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. God gives you good things. God gives us good things. This verse of Jeff Kearns, when our little, one of our little Yorkies, we don't have any dogs anymore. We don't have time for dogs anymore. But when we had a little bit of time for dogs. We had these little Yorkies and they're amazing little things. But our Yorkie died and I was here at church. She died that morning. I came to church. He buried her at our house. I came home that day and there's a little cross out in the backyard. Yeah. And Jeff wrote on that cross, James 1 17, all good and perfect gifts come from the father of love. Isn't that sweet? And you think about your dog, and don't write me, don't write me, everybody writes me on this one, will my dog be in heaven? …
… what Paul understands that every good thing in our life is ultimately because of God's grace, then you come to the same conclusion that James did in James 1 17. Remember what he said? Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. We're often surprised by the counterintuitive advice in Proverbs. King Solomon said if you truly want to find success, the way up is down. Earlier, I mentioned a book I've written that coincides with this study called The Solomon Secrets. It's great for your small group Bible study because I've included a study guide with discussion questions. When you give a generous gift to support the ministry of Pathway to Victory, It comes with my thanks for your investment in this listener-supported ministry. And then, if you've never reached out to Pathway to Victory, I want to give you every reason to do so today. I'd like to send you, at no cost and with no strings attached, In God We Trust. …
… He cannot change. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights with whom there is what? No variation or shadow of turning. And every single day, Christians are falling into that deception that God has changed his mind. That God of the New Testament is not the God of the Old Testament. That it's not the same. That we have a new thing. And it's a new thing. Guys, this is not a different God. It's the same God. Psalm 102, but you are the same. And your years will have no end. And it's not just who He is. His promises are also final. You see, thank God His promises are final. Or else we all will be in trouble. 2 Corinthians 1.24, all the promises of God in Him are what? Yes, and in Him what? Amen. What for? To the glory of God through us. How can you sit and say, in light of some YouTubes that I watched, I conclude that God has changed. …
… else, and I want to manage it to the best of my ability. Look here in James chapter 1. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights who does not change like shifting shadows. What about Psalm 24 verse 1? Look at this scripture. The earth is the Lord's and everything that is in it, the whole world and everybody that lives in it. So guess what? If it all belongs to God, I should probably take care of it. Like it's not my car. It's his car. It's not my money. It's his money. It's not my gift. My gift is not mine. My gift mix, it belongs to the Lord. And so everything I have, I've got to have the right approach that this is not my stuff. This is God's stuff. So I'm going to manage it to the best of my ability. I love this. Put it on the screen. Utilizing. Here's what it looks like. Utilizing and managing all the resources God provides for his glory and for his creation. Put the next one up. We are not owners. …