Saturday, August 30, 2008

James 5:1-8

To all the rich people: weep and howl for the miseries that are coming to you when your valuables have rotted and moths have eaten up your clothes. Your gold and silver will corrode, and the rust on them will be a witness against you; it will eat your flesh as if it were on fire. You have hoarded treasure in these last days. You cheated the laborers who worked for you out of the pay that they deserved, and their pay cries out for justice. The LORD ALMIGHTY hears. You have lived a life of luxury on the earth; you have taken your pleasure; you have fattened your hearts like an animal ready for slaughter. You have condemned and murdered a righteous man, and he did not resist you. Be patient, brothers, until the coming of the LORD - just like the farmer who patiently waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and does not harvest until the early and late rains have come. Be patient like that, and make your hearts strong, for the LORD is coming again soon.

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