Bible Verse of The Day – 8-14-24

James 1:22 (NKJV) 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

Studying, knowing, and understanding the word of God is imperative to having a fruitful walk with God.

What is equally important is living out the word in our lives.

It is good to know scripture. It is good to memorize Bible verses. It is good to spend time getting understanding of the deeper things in the word.

But what are we doing with all that knowledge and understanding?

Are we heaping it up to make ourselves feel good? Are we trying to impress others with what we know? Are we prideful in our accumulated understanding?

Or are we living it out in our daily lives, putting into practice the things God teaches us through His word?

The religious leaders of Jesus’ time were well studied and skillful in the scriptures. They knew them well. They could recite them line by line.

But their hearts were darkened, dead, unalive.

They failed to recognize the long-awaited Messiah even as He stood face to face with them.

The word of God is here for us as a resource; a handbook to live by. A light to our path.

James says that we should be doers of the word, not just hearers or studiers of it.

What did he mean when he said that those who only hear the word are deceiving themselves?

In verse 21, immediately prior to the verses above, James says to “lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.”

He is clearly speaking to how we conduct our lives, stating in later verses that “he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, is not a forgetful hearer but a doer.”

Simply put, he is stating that we must (continually) abide by the word (walk it out). And by doing so, we are proving our faith and trust in God is genuine, not just a facade we put on when it is convenient to do so.

Let us be doers. Not just hearers.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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