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OUT THE WORD YOU HEAR: Devotion for Sunday September 25, 2016
Text:
James 1:19 – 25 Memory verse: James
1 verse 22
For every trials and problems of life we pass through,
there are lessons for us to learn. This is what we should understand. Nothing happens
for nothing. When we are under trials, instead of blaming God, we should open
our ears and hearts to hear and learn what He teaches by them. This is very important
because when we don’t learn
from our trials, mistakes, etc, we will eventually fall into them in future. That
is why it is important to learn from our past and use them for our future.
Any Christian who could govern his or her tongue
could also govern his or her passions. In James’ opinion according to our scriptural
reading for the day, mere reading or even studying, God’s word can’t profit us
if we don’t obey what it says or teaches us. Our purpose for reading and listening
to God’s word should not just be to know it, but also to do it - applying them into
our daily living. It will amount to mere foolishness and our undoing when we
pride ourselves in the knowledge of Scripture if that’s all there is to it.
The ability to quote bible verse off hand and recite
them at will without the words manifesting in our lives; in the way we talk, react,
act, etc, we are still far from what God expects of us. “Worthwhile knowledge
is a prelude to action; God’s word can only grow in the soil of obedience” so
says Life Application Commentary. It is important to hear God’s word, but it is
much more important to obey it. We can measure the effectiveness of our Bible
study time by the effect it has on our behavior and attitudes. Do we put into
action what we have studied?
We hear and read the word of God regularly
during corporate services, and personal quiet times. It is not how often you
hear or read it that matters with God but how much we live out the word. Christians
are unbelievers’ Bible. No wonder Christ said we are the salt of the earth and light
of the world. We should therefore, give them good message daily and not what
will make them question our Christian faith. Christianity should be lived out
and not only professed.
Food
for Thought:
Romans 2:13
Prayer: Lord, help me to become a
doer of your word and not hearer alone.
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