Day 84

James 3-5

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. James 3:13-16

Are you bitter at anyone? You can't be bitter toward someone and know the will of God. That may seem a little strong, but it's true. According to this passage in James, the person that harbors bitterness in his heart gets his wisdom from the Devil. Verse 15 says, "This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish." It is impossible to have the full blessing of God while we are bitter at someone. While we are in this state of mind, the source of our wisdom is not from God. This week would be a great time to get things right with that person. Let us examine our heart to see if we are bitter.