Daily Devotional
October 17
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. - James 1:23-25 (KJV)
This verse is comparing our looking in a mirror to see what our face is like, and looking into the Word of God to see what our spirits are like. If you look at your face in a mirror, then do nothing about it, you tend to forget what you saw in the mirror, and how your face looked. The same thing holds true of the spirit, as if you don’t stay in the Word, and continue to renew your mind (Romans 12:2), then you will soon forget what your new spirit is like, if you are born again. The Word of God is Spirit and life (John 6:63), so you must keep in the Word, to be able to walk in the Spirit instead of the flesh (Galatians 5:16). James tells us to be doers of the Word and not hearers only (James 1:22), which means we are to do the works that Jesus commanded us to do (John 14:12), which are the works that He did while on the earth in the flesh.
If we will stay in the Word (perfect law of liberty), and put it in our hearts so we won’t forget it, and do the works that Jesus told us to, then we can be assured that we will be blessed in our walk with the Lord. It is important to be a doer of the Word, and not just to know what it says. It is also most important that we be in a close relationship with the Father and Jesus, as He commanded us to be (John 17:3), as that is what Jesus came and died for, to bring us into a close relationship with the Father. We must understand that the sacrifice that Jesus made was not just for us, but it was for the Father, who wanted to fellowship with us again. It was about God, not about us, that the sacrifice was made. Praise God for all the benefits that it gave to us.
Devotional by Pastor Joe W. Green, www.infinite-faith.com
**Daily Devotional**
**October 17**
*23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. - James 1:23-25 (KJV)*
This verse is comparing our looking in a mirror to see what our face is like, and looking into the Word of God to see what our spirits are like. If you look at your face in a mirror, then do nothing about it, you tend to forget what you saw in the mirror, and how your face looked. The same thing holds true of the spirit, as if you don’t stay in the Word, and continue to renew your mind (Romans 12:2), then you will soon forget what your new spirit is like, if you are born again. The Word of God is Spirit and life (John 6:63), so you must keep in the Word, to be able to walk in the Spirit instead of the flesh (Galatians 5:16). James tells us to be doers of the Word and not hearers only (James 1:22), which means we are to do the works that Jesus commanded us to do (John 14:12), which are the works that He did while on the earth in the flesh.
If we will stay in the Word (perfect law of liberty), and put it in our hearts so we won’t forget it, and do the works that Jesus told us to, then we can be assured that we will be blessed in our walk with the Lord. It is important to be a doer of the Word, and not just to know what it says. It is also most important that we be in a close relationship with the Father and Jesus, as He commanded us to be (John 17:3), as that is what Jesus came and died for, to bring us into a close relationship with the Father. We must understand that the sacrifice that Jesus made was not just for us, but it was for the Father, who wanted to fellowship with us again. It was about God, not about us, that the sacrifice was made. Praise God for all the benefits that it gave to us.
Devotional by Pastor Joe W. Green, www.infinite-faith.com
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