James 1:22
James 1:22
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Do you often remember the sermon from Sunday services a week earlier? Attending weekly bible studies is great, but do you apply what you've learned to your daily life? Although we all seem to hear well, and we often agree with what we hear, the question remains - What are we doing with the words that God is speaking to us? Faith is a work in progress! It is impossible to grow our faith without taking action. God's word is not just for listening; it is for us to follow and act upon. We can talk to God all day long and quote as many scriptures as we want, but if we are only hearing and not applying and obeying the Word of God daily in our lives, we are just making noises and fooling ourselves. God doesn't care about our rituals or traditions. He wants our obedience to His commands. He wants us to not only be hearers of His Word but also doers!
John 15:14
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Deuteronomy 28:1
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments.
1 John 3:22
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Luke 11:28
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.