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"Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: "and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. Matthew 7:24-25 NKJV
The apostle James enjoined followers of Jesus, “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says” (James 1:22). James went on to warn that those who hear but fail to obey God’s Word are “like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like” (1:23-24).
Jesus’ words for the disobedient were more dire: “Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand” (Matthew 7:26). That house, He said, would come crashing down and be swept away when life’s storms hit.
God’s Word is faithful and true. So make sure to not just hear it but obediently put it into practice every day.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, You stated that You spoke only the words Your Father in heaven gave You to speak and did only the deeds He commanded You to do. For that reason, I can trust every word You spoke and apply everything You said to my daily walk with You.
The apostle James enjoined followers of Jesus, “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says” (James 1:22). James went on to warn that those who hear but fail to obey God’s Word are “like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like” (1:23-24).
Jesus’ words for the disobedient were more dire: “Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand” (Matthew 7:26). That house, He said, would come crashing down and be swept away when life’s storms hit.
God’s Word is faithful and true. So make sure to not just hear it but obediently put it into practice every day.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, You stated that You spoke only the words Your Father in heaven gave You to speak and did only the deeds He commanded You to do. For that reason, I can trust every word You spoke and apply everything You said to my daily walk with You.
