Doers of His Word!

Isaiah 29; Isaiah 30; Isaiah 31; James 1
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Scripture

James 1

19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. 20 Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. 21 So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.
22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

Observation

It is 5:18 in the morning, when I got out of bed this morning I went straight to my computer turned it on, then I went straight into the kitchen to make a half a pot of coffee. I have not looked in the mirror yet, but I feel my hair sticking straight up in the back. I go to breakfast with a group of men every Thursday and before I leave the house this morning I need to at least look in the mirror and fix my hair before I go. (The little bit of hair that I have left). But how stupid it would be to look in the mirror and walk off without taking the time to fix what I see needs to be fixed. God’s Word is like a mirror. It shows us stuff that needs to be fixed. Just reading God’s Word is not enough; we have to actually put it into practice. We have to be doers of His Word. Now I have to jump into the shower, shave, fix the huge amount of hair that I have, and get myself to the Men’s Bible study that meets in less than an hour!

I love getting up in the morning and reading my Bible. I love writing a few sentences, a few thoughts about what I have read. I wish that I had been doing this all of my life, but I sure enjoy doing it now. I hope you take the time to start journaling too.

Application

I will be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry today!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry today. Give me the discernment I need today and wisdom to make good decisions. I pray for Scott Harding today on his birthday and I ask that you bless him. I thank you for his faithfulness. Bless he and his family today. In Jesus Name Amen.

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