May 9
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JAMES 1
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
– James 1:22-25
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JAMES 1 BE DOERS OF THE WORD & NOT HEARERS ONLY
A poem inspired by this psalm by ILMA
The Lord loves his people and guides them closely
He gave his word so they can follow it regularly
When we hear the word of God and fail to do it
We will be easily snared by all the devil’s tactics
Scripture is given to us so we can have wisdom
Following it will keep us from sin’s bondage.
When we do not heed God’s word, we are easy targets to sin
Only those who please the Lord with all their hearts will win
To love God and also one another is the law of liberty
This is the mirror by which a believer is to constantly see
By keeping it, one will not just be a hearer but a doer as well
God will outpour all his blessings and in them, he will dwell.
To hear the word and not do it, we become hypocrites
Our righteousness will be compromised and so will also be our faith
So, let us closely listen to the convictions that we hear in Scripture
By meditating on it regularly and taking it seriously, our faith deepens
By doing what we heard proclaimed to us, we become pleasing to the Lord
We ought to keep our covenant with God, or we will be ruled by the world.
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REFLECTION
• What are the responsibilities of a true believer according to these verses?
• What is the right thing to do when you closely witness hypocrisy in your church?