James emphasizes God's sovereignty and good purpose and in these verses, His generosity. God is the gift-giver par excellence! The greatest gift of all, and supreme blessing, is Jesus Christ. When James mentions in verse 17 that God is the “father of lights” he is alluding to creation and the fact that God is light. Even though He gives good gifts, from Adam and Eve to Job there are Biblical examples of “waves of doubt” about His gifts.
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Pastor Wagner has been an ordained minister of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church for 48 years, serving the Bayview congregation since 1983. He is a graduate of Westmont College (B.A., 1970) and Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia (M.Div., 1973), and in 1998 was...
