September 14th, 2016

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James chapter 1: Part two
Verse 22-24:
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 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.  For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.”

• A doer of the word would remember what God says and would be obedient.
  
• This story illustrates a man who sees what’s in front of him, yet does not pay attention to the small, yet significant, details that make the image so great.  
  

Verse25:
“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.”

• God does not just ask for our belief in him, he is looking for our obedience in his perfect word.
  
• By being obedient to the word, we have opened ourselves up to God’s blessings in our life.
  

Questions:

• How can you be a doer of the word?
  
• How is God asking you to be obedient?
  
• What is your first step to obedience?