A Good Gift

A good gift

“When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;  but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.  
Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. 
Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers.  
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.  
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created.” 
James 1:13-18
Here is some simple truths.
James makes a very clear statement when we are tempted it is not God who tempts us. God will not tempt us.
Instead he makes it clear that we are tempted by our own evil desires that drag us away from the Lord and give birth to sin.
James points out that,
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”  
Our God is a good and unchanging God. The phrase “God is the same yesterday to day and forever” is true. Our God does not change.
Every good and prefect gift is from God.
God the Father of “heavenly lights” sent His one and Only Son to this earth to light the way to heaven. Scripture tells us,
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  
He was with God in the beginning. 
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.  
In him was life, and that life was the light of men.” 
                                                    John 1:1-4
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”
John 3:16,17.
God wants all men everywhere to turn to Him. To look to Jesus and accept the Salvation He offers freely.
The greatest gift God gave to mankind is His One and Only Son Jesus Christ. The question is to everyone, everywhere will you believe he is who he says he is and accept the salvation he offers or not.
Please think about it