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
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