Hello everyone,
When I was younger, there were times my mum or dad gave me instructions or gave me certain pieces of training, after which they would ask me if I got all they said, and my answer would be “yes”. But when they don’t see me do what they told me, it would appear to them that I didn’t listen to them when they were speaking. The same applies to every child of God when they listen to the Word of God. Apostle James said in James 1:22, “But be doers of the Word [obey the message], and not merely listeners to it, betraying yourselves [into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth].” AMP.
The Bible says in Romans 10:17 that faith comes by hearing, and what is being heard comes from the Word of God. So, when you really hear the Word of God, it brings or strengthens the faith in you. And if truly you have faith after hearing the Word of God, it affects your way of life, in other words, your doings are guided by what you heard, which implies that the Word remained in you.
The Message Bible puts James 1:22-24 thus, “Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear! Those who hear and don’t act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away, and two minutes later have no idea who they are, what they look like.” There is no way what you listen to doesn’t affect your actions, in other words, you are what you listen to. When you really listen to the Word of God, you act the Word of God, likewise, when you really listen to something order than the Word of God, you act that thing. It won’t happen immediately, but as seeds are, so are words, and what you listen to the most you display its attributes through your actions.
But the Word is alive and is God Himself. The Word transforms for the good of the life of anyone who yields to Him [the Word of God].
Psalms 1 talks about the man who meditates on the Word of God day and night, he ended up living the Word. And the Word made everything he did successfully. He didn’t just hear the Word, he lived the Word. This is how you manifest the fullness of Christ Jesus in your daily life.
A person who hears the Word but doesn’t do it didn’t actually pay attention to the Word or didn’t take it seriously. Let us take the Word of God seriously and meditate on it, and our faith in Christ Jesus will increase and we would see the promises of God for our lives manifest.
May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.
Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!
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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)
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