James 1:22-25
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 who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. How is your fasting and praying going this month. God has been ever so near to me. The more I seek Him the more I hunger for more of Him. We talk about spiritual transformation often when we talk about what happens to people who accept Christ as their personal Savior. Transformation does not stop there. It is a continual flow of the believer who is hungering and thirsting for Christ. James clarifies that it doesn’t happen with knowing more of God’s Word. It is when we take what we have read in the Word of God and apply it. Walking out what we are learning directly from the Word. Without application, knowledge can develop into haughtiness. True freedom from this world happens when we submit ourselves to God’s perfect Word, intentionally pray and meditate, and become a doer of the things God is revealing to us. It may stretch you sometimes. It’s a package deal. I have to continually evaluate and see if I have a balance in my life. Am I a hearer and doer of the Word? When I am only taking in the Word and not living it out, I tend to grow discouraged. For those of you who are introverted, this may make you nervous. God will never put you in a situation He can’t get you through. I love verse 25 when it says, “he will be blessed in his doing.” Now I actually have to get up and go apply what I have been putting off for way too long. I don’t want to miss out on a blessing. It’s your turn. You know what you need to do. Joy in Jesus! Pastor Mike
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Rev. Mike McClurgSenior Pastor, Findlay First Church of the Nazarene Archives
March 2020
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