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James 1:5: Devotionals and Reflections

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

James 1:5World English Bible

Not knowing is not a reason to stop praying. We can bring our need for wisdom to God honestly.

Devotionals connected to this passage

  • James 1:5

    Room to Ask

    James begins with a possibility we may find uncomfortable: we can lack wisdom. The verse does not ask us to hide that lack or manufacture certainty. It invites us to bring it to God. When a decision f

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18

    A Way to Return

    These three short commands are easy to admire and hard to inhabit. Their words reach beyond a convenient moment: always, without ceasing, in everything. They do not describe a day emptied of work, gri

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