Day 8 - October 8th

SCRIPTURE:

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

James 1:22-25 (NLT)

KEY VERSE:

But don’t just listen to God’s Word. You must do what it says. (v. 22a)

THOUGHTS:

It really doesn’t matter what we know or believe if it never is lived out in what we say and do each day. We can talk about Christ all we want but until we make Him the center of our lives, He’s just a name not a relative. Simple faith that is not lived out in our everyday life makes our lives a sham and a pretense. Once we know what the will and Word of God are for our lives, there’s only one thing left to do – put it into practice!

PRAYER:

Lord, reading this verse reinforces the proverb that we all learned as children – talk is cheap. Your Word is there to guide us, challenge us, instruct us, and guard us. Help us all to be faithful disciples of Your Word and live it out in our lives each day.  In the strong name of Jesus, the Living Word, I pray. Amen.