S James 1:22-25 NLT
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.
O - I find it only interesting the book of James follows the book of Hebrews in the Bible. This is because Paul, in Hebrews, spent a good amount of time , reminding the Jewish converts that they are under a new covenant and things are now much different now that we have a perfect priest in Christ, interceding for us at the right hand of God. However, James comes in and says don't depart from the perfect things that God has already written in His word. Instead listen to the word, and let it reflect in you and on you, not forgetting what it has shown you.
A - I know the book of James can cause some to be confused as if it is the Gospel of works , instead of the Gospel of Grace. I believe James just realized that after receiving God's grace we are to grow in relationship to him. Who God is , is written in God's word, old and new testament. We must choose to allow His word to change our heart and mind, so that one day we will be able to share with others who God is, and speak truth by what we know and how we live.
P - Dear heavenly father, thank you for Designing me, and your kingdom perfectly. I pray that I would have continued opportunities to display what I have learned and cemented to my heart. I pray all this in Jesus name, Amen.
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