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Taking Life For Granted

Taking Life For Granted. James 4:13-16. Taking Life For Granted. We are continuing our series on the book of James Tonight we pick up towards the end of James 4 No matter how many times we hear of someone’s death, it never seems to cease to shock us. Taking Life For Granted.

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Taking Life For Granted

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  1. Taking Life For Granted James 4:13-16

  2. Taking Life For Granted • We are continuing our series on the book of James • Tonight we pick up towards the end of James 4 • No matter how many times we hear of someone’s death, it never seems to cease to shock us

  3. Taking Life For Granted • We know that death is certain, and yet we still seem to think it will not happen to us • It’s as if we think we can predict that time when our life will come to a close • Perhaps it’s also because we often take life for granted

  4. Taking Life For Granted • So James addresses this here in chapter 4 • We often quote verse 14 and speak of life as a vapor • Does it have true meaning to us? • There are some unmistakable lessons that James wants us to learn here as it pertains to life

  5. Taking Life For Granted • 1. Presumption with God is not good • We often play the game of presuming some things to be truein life • Sometimes it works out, other times it does not • However, most of the time if we are wrong, it’s not that big of a deal

  6. Taking Life For Granted • 1. Presumption with God is not good • That’s not always the case with God • That’s why it’s important to seek His counsel • Psalm 19:13 – “Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins” • Their plans in James 4 were presumptuous plans

  7. Taking Life For Granted • 2. Never take God’s blessings for granted • Part of the idea of presumption is assuming something that may not be true • Too often we count on things that we may currently have as though they will always be around • We often times do that with God’s blessings, especially life

  8. Taking Life For Granted • 2. Never take God’s blessings for granted • Many have learned just how precious life is • Jacob was thankful when he saw his son Joseph again, as well as Joseph’s offspring (Gen. 48:11) • James wants us to appreciate how precious life is

  9. Taking Life For Granted • 3. Our plans should include God • James is not saying that we should not make future plans (v. 13) • What James is saying is that we need to recognize the sustaining power of God (v. 15) • Are our plans according to God’s will?

  10. Taking Life For Granted • 3. Our plans should include God • Rich Fool – Luke 12:13-21 • Jeremiah 10:23 – We need the Lord to help direct our steps! • Psalm 37:23 – “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord” • Hebrews 6:3 – “…if God permits”

  11. Taking Life For Granted • 4. Life has no guarantee • God never promises us another day • James here says that life is like a vapor • We do not know when that vapor will disappear • That is why Christ urged us not to worry about tomorrow (Matt. 6:34)

  12. Taking Life For Granted • 4. Life has no guarantee • Proverbs 27:1 – “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth” • Peter said that since we know one day things will come to an end, “what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness” (II Pet. 3:10-12)

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