Listening
& Doing – What does that mean?
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.
Do what it says. Anyone
who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks
at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately
forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives
freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but
doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. (James 1:22-25 NIV)
It is important to listen to what God’s Word
says, but it is much more important to obey it, to do what it says. We can
measure the effectiveness of our Bible Study time by the effect it has on our
behavior and attitudes.
Do you put into action what you have studied?
God’s law offers us a true reflection of our
sinful condition and gives us the opportunity to ask for God’s forgiveness (see
Romans 7:7-8). As Christ-followers, we are saved by God’s grace; salvation
frees us from sin’s control. As believers, we are free to live as God created
us to live. Of course, this does not mean that we are free to do as we please
(see 1 Peter 2:16). We are now free to obey God.
You are blessed to be a
blessing,
Cheryl
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