Hearing and Doing

James 1:22-24 (NKJV) 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was

We hear sermons, we read the Bible, we study and read our devotionals. However, let's not look at ourselves in the mirror and then immediately forget what we look like. In other words, lets not hear or read something about forgiveness and realize we need to forgive someone, but then not forgive. Or, let's not read "God so loved the world" and "Love your neighbor as yourself" and then not go and show the love of God to those around us. When we read the bible, it not only shows us who we are in Christ, but it also reveals things about us that we need to change. If we realize these things, but not put forth the effort to make the necessary changes, we are only hearing the word and not doing it. Prove yourself to be a "doer" of the word today and not just a "hearer" only. Faith is an action word, and you can do it by faith!

Have A Blessed Day