Do'er

Being an obedient follower of Christ (Christian), is an action. James 1:22-25,  "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.  Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.  But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do".  We can hear the word all we want, know the word/law (Pharisee's) --yet not be pleasing to our God.  It's only when we apply/submit our lives by:  seeking the lost, praising God, being the light in a sinful world can we bring glory and honor to our King.  We have all heard the saying 'practice makes perfect'-very apropos to our faith walk.  We must 'be on guard' (Proverbs 4:23) to protect our hearts from being hardened.
I challenge us all, myself included, to put our faith in constant action, making our lives a self sacrifice for Christ.  Focus on the eternal (upward) and do not conform to the desire of earthly treasures.  Are you a "Do'er' today?  Or perhaps stuck on the sidelines or in the stands as a spectator.......simply attempting to 'get by'.  We know what God thinks about being lukewarm.  There is a song by former Newsboy Perer Furler which says- 'I'm alive, I'm on fire and my spirit burns with desire.  You set me alive.....and with no way to hold it inside'.  Are you on fire for God--a Do'er?  Blessings in your pursuit.......TO

Fruitful

There is a passage I recently read that prompted yet another self examination that I want to share.  Ezekiel 47: 1-12--'The River from the Temple'.  Particularly, inquisitive words in verses 9 and12.

(9)- Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. ........so where the river
flows everything will live.
(12)- Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither,
nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the
sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.
                   
This river flowed from the Temple and yielded much fruit/life wherever it was present.  To parallel, I must ask myself, 'what type,if any or how much, fruit yielding substance is flowing from myself (temple)?  Am I the light of Christ,encouraging, kind, serving, compassion, loving, etc. to those where my life flows?  I challenge us all to live the life God calls us to as children of His.....to let godliness and Jesus flow from our temple/lives.........and allow God to yield many souls.  Blessings in your pursuit.......TO