The Daily Word
Thursday, November 12, 2026
“If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.”
James 4:17 · NIV
This verse doesn't let us hide behind what we didn't do wrong. James says knowing the good and walking past it is its own kind of sin — not just the bad we commit, but the good we withhold. Most of us already know the next right thing: the call to make, the apology to offer, the person to help, the obedience we've been putting off. You don't need more information today. You need to act on what you already know is right, while it's still today.
Lord, show me the good I already know I ought to do, and give me the courage not to walk past it today. Help me obey quickly and honestly, instead of waiting for a better moment. Amen.
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