LISTEN AND OBEY
James 1:22 And remember, it
is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don’t obey, you are only
fooling yourself. NLT
It is good to listen
to the Word of God; it is far better to listen to it and obey it. We tend to be good listeners, but poor when
it comes to obeying it. We give mental
agreement to what we hear and we may even say “Amen” to it, but if we don’t
obey it, it is a waste of our time.
Think about it for a moment. When
was the last time you heard something in a message that was a life-changer for
you?
We gather together to
study the Bible. We gather together in
worship where the Word is proclaimed. We
enjoy the time spent in the Word, but it hasn’t any real impact on the way we
live and think. We take great delight in
listening to dynamic speakers proclaim the Word. However, if we don’t apply the
things we learn and know, we are only fooling ourselves. Hearing from God is more than a spiritual
duty we perform; it is a life-changing event.
We won’t hear life-changing messages all the time, but we will hear them
often enough to change our behavior and thought lives if we will but listen and
apply them to life.
If you never hear
anything that really makes a difference in your life, then a couple of things
need to happen. You need to first
examine your heart and seek to discover what is keeping you from hearing from
God. Is there sin plugging up your ears
so you can’t hear? If so, you need to
repent of it so you can once again hear the voice of God.
If you can’t hear
from God because he who speaks never speaks clearly from God, then either get
rid of the speaker or go somewhere else where God is clearly speaking. Hearing from God is too important of a matter
to not be in a position where you can
hear what He has to say.
You will not hear from
God if you are not into His Word where He clearly speaks. Daily you need to be in the Word with the
expectation that God will speak to you. God will move you if you listen to Him.
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