(Trust And Live In The Word)
TO THE BIBLE: James 1:22-25
“…Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.”
LET’S TALK
Bill and his dad were having a discussion about life, the future, family and then the conversation veered into the personality of God. “What if God were to destroy everyone, including Christians?” Bill asked. “Since He’s God Almighty, who would hold Him to book?”
“You see, Bill, that’s where God is different from man. He’s got integrity. If He says something, He’ll not change His mind or will.
Remember, He already told us that His Word never returns to Him empty, but it accomplishes all He sends it to do (Isaiah 55:10-11).
The Word of God is immutable and infallible; its integrity is unquestionable. The Word is able to produce in and for you the message that it bears.
God’s Word is everything. Any change or miracle you desire in life is possible through the Word. God’s Word is His material for your blessing, which is why you must get the Word into your spirit; you must trust and live in the Word at all times.
God’s response to you, His solution to every problem, is His Word. To those who were afflicted and in distress, Psalm 107:20 NASB says, “He sent His word and healed them, and saved them from their destruction.”
When He wanted to launch Abraham to a new level in his life, He gave him the Word. He said to him, “No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations” (Genesis 17:5).
But don’t become laid back or assume that as long as God has given a word concerning you, it’ll come to pass; you have a role to play. God’s Word is full of power, and that power is real and available to us.
However, the way to make contact with that power and use it to your benefit is walking in the Word, being a doer of the Word.
Connect to and align yourself with His message to you to experience the blessings thereof. It’s the doers—not the hearers of the Word—that are blessed.
Go Deeper
Matthew 7:24-27; Psalm 107:17-20; Isaiah 55:10-11
Pray:
Dear Father, I thank you for the blessings of living in your Word. Through the Word and the Holy Spirit, I’m guided in divine wisdom to walk in and fulfil your destiny for my life, bringing you glory as I produce works and fruits of righteousness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Matthew 26:57-75, Exodus 36-37
TWO YEAR
Matthew 13:24-33, Genesis 40
Act:
Read and meditate on the opening scripture again and again.