Friday, July 7, 2023

Listen to the Word

But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does. (James 1:25)

We’ve seen some crucial instruction from our Scripture so far this week - we are to look intently into God’s Word, and we are to do it consistently. We are also to remember what we learn. But all that is worthless if we miss the final instruction: we’ve got to do what it says. We must live what we learn from the Word. 

Reading the Bible is good. Understanding the Bible is even better. But you could have a head full of Bible facts and a PhD in Biblical Studies and still miss the point entirely. God wants you to obey it. He wants you to live it. The Bible sets us free when we go the way it tells us to go. 

Live the Word

Ask God to reveal to you an example of an instruction from his Word that you have read and understood but failed to live. Ask him to forgive you and help you obey.