Today's Devotion: For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. (The Holy Bible : New International Version. electronic ed. Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1996, c1984, S. Jas 3:16)

As the Bible Reader's Companion states, even our faith that produces good works is challenged. We must resist the challenges of greed, envy, and selfishness.

Today's Comments: When we are selfish or envious, we stand outside the light of God and stand in our own light, instead. Worldly wisdom can produce trouble, while God's wisdom produces blessings. Therefore, we must keep ourselves fixed on God, not on ourselves.