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JAMES 1
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looked into the perfect law of liberty, and continuity therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
LOOKING INTO THE MIRROR
The older you get , the less you look in the mirror, well that's my excuse anyway!
For the Christian, it is the opposite, the Christian loves to look into the mirror of God's word to hear from God how to further his Christian walk.
If we look into the mirror of God's word and God speaks to us about something and we do nothing about it, what is the worth of you looking into the mirror in the first place.
You can sit in church every week, you can agree to all the sermons, you can say, Oh yes, that's a good thing to do, but if you don't do it, it is worthless.
You see the word of God is a law of liberty, it is a law of life, it is not a straightjacket to hinder you, but it is a chain breaker to break the power of sin in your life.
The devil doesn't mind you hearing the word of God, he doesn't even mind you reading it, what he doesn't want you to do is to obey it.
If you are reading the word of God on a regular basis and struggling to remember it, keep a journal, write down how God has spoken to you.
if you go to the mirror and there is a great big mark on your face, you go to the bathroom to wash it off, likewise when God speaks to you about something from his word, maybe a sin to be confessed or command to obey, don't put it off.
Be quick not only to hear but to obey.
TRUST AND OBEY
FOR THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO BE HAPPY IN JESUS THAN TO TRUST AND OBEY
GUEST DEVOTION
The Bible is not just another book it is very important. JESUS declared “man cannot live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of GOD” (Matthew 4:4 KJV).
So the next time someone tells you that the Bible is just a book written by man, show them this graft: it is a graph of cross-references in the Bible. A total of 63,779 cross-references have been counted.
If one man wrote a book that articulately yet understandably clear, it would be amazing.
But the Bible wasn’t written by one man.
It was written by 40 men, most of whom never met each other.
It was written in 3 different languages,
On three different continents, and
Over a period of 1,500 years.
Without GOD’s inspiration, that would have been impossible.
You see, the Bible isn’t just a book. It’s 66 books written by men under the divine guidance of the HOLY SPIRIT.
“For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from GOD as they were carried along by the HOLY SPIRIT” (2 Peter 1:21 ESV).
It’s the living Word of GOD, with GOD speaking directly to you as you read it.
“For the Word of GOD is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12 ESV).
Read, study, and apply it, and I guarantee that it will change you!
Hugs
Sharon
THE BOTTOM LINE
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/tbl-china
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/tbl-china-prayer-requests
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/tbl-china/page/22
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/heart-warming/page/81
JOHN KNOX INSTITUTE
https://johnknoxinstitute.org/modules/beatitudes
PRAYER DIARY
JIN CHINESE
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18477/CH
MANDARIN CHINESE
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12051/CH
LISU
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13076/CH
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looked into the perfect law of liberty, and continuity therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
LOOKING INTO THE MIRROR
The older you get , the less you look in the mirror, well that's my excuse anyway!
For the Christian, it is the opposite, the Christian loves to look into the mirror of God's word to hear from God how to further his Christian walk.
If we look into the mirror of God's word and God speaks to us about something and we do nothing about it, what is the worth of you looking into the mirror in the first place.
You can sit in church every week, you can agree to all the sermons, you can say, Oh yes, that's a good thing to do, but if you don't do it, it is worthless.
You see the word of God is a law of liberty, it is a law of life, it is not a straightjacket to hinder you, but it is a chain breaker to break the power of sin in your life.
The devil doesn't mind you hearing the word of God, he doesn't even mind you reading it, what he doesn't want you to do is to obey it.
If you are reading the word of God on a regular basis and struggling to remember it, keep a journal, write down how God has spoken to you.
if you go to the mirror and there is a great big mark on your face, you go to the bathroom to wash it off, likewise when God speaks to you about something from his word, maybe a sin to be confessed or command to obey, don't put it off.
Be quick not only to hear but to obey.
TRUST AND OBEY
FOR THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO BE HAPPY IN JESUS THAN TO TRUST AND OBEY
GUEST DEVOTION
The Bible is not just another book it is very important. JESUS declared “man cannot live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of GOD” (Matthew 4:4 KJV).
So the next time someone tells you that the Bible is just a book written by man, show them this graft: it is a graph of cross-references in the Bible. A total of 63,779 cross-references have been counted.
If one man wrote a book that articulately yet understandably clear, it would be amazing.
But the Bible wasn’t written by one man.
It was written by 40 men, most of whom never met each other.
It was written in 3 different languages,
On three different continents, and
Over a period of 1,500 years.
Without GOD’s inspiration, that would have been impossible.
You see, the Bible isn’t just a book. It’s 66 books written by men under the divine guidance of the HOLY SPIRIT.
“For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from GOD as they were carried along by the HOLY SPIRIT” (2 Peter 1:21 ESV).
It’s the living Word of GOD, with GOD speaking directly to you as you read it.
“For the Word of GOD is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12 ESV).
Read, study, and apply it, and I guarantee that it will change you!
Hugs
Sharon
THE BOTTOM LINE
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/tbl-china
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/tbl-china-prayer-requests
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/tbl-china/page/22
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/heart-warming/page/81
JOHN KNOX INSTITUTE
https://johnknoxinstitute.org/modules/beatitudes
PRAYER DIARY
JIN CHINESE
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18477/CH
MANDARIN CHINESE
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12051/CH
LISU
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13076/CH
