We’re not here to get you to say yes to a detailed five-year plan. Our God doesn’t measure worthy endeavors by their size. Second, it’s important to understand that small, unseen acts of faithful obedience are just as important as glamorous, highly visible acts of obedience. (Our good friend Jason Johnson breaks this down here.) Instead, James is using widows and orphans as practical examples to demonstrate the believer’s heart for those in our world who have been outcast, marginalized, and pushed aside the most. And it starts by understanding a few things…įirst, let’s make it clear that James 1:27 isn’t limiting Christ’s followers to help widows and orphans only.
Unless you’re willing to adopt a child or serve in an orphanage overseas, this verse can feel like a well-intentioned but unrealistic suggestion.īut there’s good news: You can apply James’ words to your life today. “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”īut few of us can name practical ways to actually live out James’ words.
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