Study Desk

Don't forget those who've been thrown into prison. Pray for them as if you were right there with 'em. Don't forget those who are riding the roughest trails. Remember them as if you were suffering right alongside them.

Don't have a hankerin' for money. Be glad about what ya got, because the Big Boss has said, "I ain't never gonna leave ya, nor forsake ya."

Remember your teachers, leaders, and mentors who taught ya how to ride for the Lord. Remember how they lived and ride like they did.

Because of all this, we should offer a sacrifice of continuing thankfulness to God. We should steel ourselves to ride for him every single day.

Listen to those who God has appointed to lead you. Do what they say to do. They are held accountable to God for your guidance. Their work should be rewarding so don't make things hard on them. They shouldn't be filled with sorrow for their great works. Nothing good will come from you treating them ill.

Pray for us. We hold our heads high and live the lives God has commanded us to.

may he give you everything you need to ride for him. May he make you into the cowboy or cowgirl, through the power of Jesus Christ, he has called you to be that is pleasing to him. All honor and glory to him forever, amen.

I can't stress enough to y'all how much you should listen to the things I've written here for you.

Say hello to everyone for me. The cowboys from Italy send their regards.

My name is James and I ride for, and only for Jesus Christ. I'm writing to the twelve outfits of Israel and I offer a heartfelt handshake to all of 'em!

But don't forget about being smart in the ways of God. If you lack the knack of wisdom, just ask the Boss for it and he'll give it to ya.

You've got to truly believe he's gonna give ya what ya ask for. If you're a doubter, you ain't no more solid than rollin' paper blown away by the wind.

That old sun can dry up the deepest of water holes and then every blade of grass withers away. Same thing goes for the rich folks ridin' down the trail; they will waste away.

That fella who keeps on ridin', even when it's hard, he will prove he is authentic and get the great things the Boss has planned for those who love him like a dad they never had.

We all go the bad way, not because of anything God does or doesn't do, but just because we have a natural desire for the wrong ways.

If you want to follow the true and perfect trail, this is what the Boss says to do—care for kids without mommas or daddies, look out for widows who are having a hard time, and don't live like those no-account counterfeits who do what everyone else is doing.

If you're ridin' for the Lord, don't go to shunnin' some folks and favorin' others.

Listen up cowboys! Didn't the Boss choose the poor and ragtag to be rich in faith and in line for the ultimate inheritance for those who love to ride for him?

But you've been lookin' down your nose at those less fortunate. Are they the ones takin' people to court and makin' life hard for people or is it the rich?

If a guy or gal only has rags to wear and not enough food for every day,