Do Good Works

Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” Just prior to this verse the apostle Paul was reminding the recipients of this epistle, the church in Ephesus, that we are saved by God’s grace through faith, and that gift of faith was …

Patient as a Farmer

James 5:7,8 says this, “7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. 8 You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.” In this passage a farmer is pictured as he patiently waits for a good harvest.  The good …