If the true measure of a man’s wisdom is his ability to present complicated ideas simply and concisely, then James, the brother of Christ, was indeed a wise man. Distilling fundamental truths in understandable, relatable terms and doing so without talking down to his readers, James broaches a variety of topics that intertwine to form an unbreakable bond of fellowship and brotherhood with each other and a greater intimacy with Christ.
Within the five chapters of his epistle, James paints a portrait of a complete Christian, a healthy body, and a spiritually mature believer who understands that we are responsible for living out our faith, guarding our hearts, walking in His ways, submitting to God’s authority over man’s, and diligently keeping ourselves pure and undefiled from the world.
He reminds us that the Christian walk isn’t one of rose petals and starry skies but one in which we suffer things that are common to man, where storms are a normal part of life, where hardships and trials are the means by which we are honed and sharpened, but also that the day will come when we will look back on the journey and consider it all worth it.
