Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
(James 1:22 (NIV))
Some people do the bare minimum in order to get by. I’m sure you know the type. There is probably someone like this where you work. There may be someone in your family who is like this. I hope and pray that you are not the one who people think of when asked about people like this.
Based on this passage, what do you think the Lord thinks about people who think that all they have to do is read God’s Word? I realize that it is important to read and study God’s Word, but it is not the type of book that you read and study just for the knowledge that you will gain. If you can recite passages verbatim, yet not understand and put that understanding into action, what good does it do? If you can recite the fruit of the Spirit, yet you don’t exhibit any of those characteristics, what good does it do?
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'”
(Matthew 22:37-29 (NIV))
If you easily quote these words, but do not live it, all that you have accomplished is memorization. You have not grasped the meaning. You have not taken the words to heart and made them an integral part of your life!
God’s Word is truth! God’s Word is life! It has the power to transform you. Have you let it transform you?
Do you just listen or read God’s Word, or do you make it an integral part of your life?
Copyright 1998 – 2017 Dennis J. Smock
Daily Living Ministries, Inc.
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