James 1:22 Are You A Hearer Only Or A Hearer And Doer Of God's Word

James 1:22-Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

The Apostle James is not writing to unbelievers, but He is writing to Christians. 

He exhorts them to not only be a hearer of God's Word but to apply it to their lives for hearing the Word of God and not applying it to our lives is self deception and makes the Word of no effect in our life.

In other words, information is of no use if there is no application of it. The two goes hand in hand.

Are you a hearer only or a hearer and doer of God's Word?

James describes a man or woman that hears the word only in this manner. Let's listen to vs#23-24 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man viewing his natural face in a mirror. 24 He views himself, and goes his way, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was

There is a difference between being a hearer only and being a hearer and a doer. James says the man or woman who is a hearer and a doer of God's Word is blessed in whatever he or she does.

Partial obedience is no obedience. 

Here is an example that is found in Genesis 2:16-17 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.”

Adam heard what God said about not eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, but he did not apply obedience to what he heard. He forgot what he heard and did what he wanted.

The Word of God was not properly applied. He heard it, but he also did the opposite of what it said. 

Hearer of God's Word or hearer and doer of God's Word? Which have you applied to your life? Hearings only bring about curses and hearing and doing brings about blessings.

Proverbs 3:1-2 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; 2 for length of days and long life and peace will they add to you. 

Hearer only of God's Word or hearer and doer of God's Word? Obedience or disobedience? Which have you chosen?

Are you a hearer only or a hearer and doer of God's Word?

God bless you all.

Debra

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Romans 12:2-Be Ye Transformed And Not Conformed

Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Conform- to fashion or shape one thing to be like another. ·

Transform- to change into another form; to be transformed into something different.

God commanded Israel to practice NOT, nor imitate the practices of their surrounding nations. They were God's people, therefore, their character and behavior MUST exemplify who they belonged to and not who they are surrounded by.

There are all kinds of pressure in the world today that is trying to make all of us a product of it. The danger of conformity is it leads one to do what they know is wrong and it never tells you how far it will take you nor of the painful consequences that comes along with it.

The good news on today is that we have "choice." We are conformed to the likeness of Christ by spirit lead thinking. Romans 10:17-Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.

Scripture puts it like this in Colossians 3:1-2- “Seek those things which are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 

The world’s ways and the world’s values, are not God’s ways and values. Stand firm on what you know to be true in God's Word.

When our minds have truly been transformed into the likeness of Christ, there is evidence that the perfect will of God for our lives is not only lived out before the world to see, but pleasing in the eyes of God also.

It is time for Christians to dare to be different. To stand firm and hold true to the Gospel we confess and the God we claim to love.

To whom do you follow? The Word or the world?

God bless!

Debra

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Jeremiah 33:3 God Invites Us To Call On Him Today In Prayer

Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things which you do not know.

A God given invitation for Jeremiah to call upon the Lord in his time of trouble is where we find Jeremiah who had been in prison for preaching the Word of God.

Are you in trouble? Are you in despair? Are you confused, worried and stressed about life and all that is going on in our nation and in the world? Call upon the Lord!

God gave Jeremiah a personal invitation to "call upon Him" and He is sending forth this same invite to all of us around the world on today. CALL UPON ME!!!

If we could be honest for a moment, we all stand in need of God and a need to call upon Him. God promises if we do, He will show us great and mighty things which we do not know.

GET PRAYING AND STOP TRYING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT! CALL UPON THE LORD!!!

America, God is calling us to a daily, national prayer meeting with Him from our hearts. It does not matter where you are geographically, the time to pray and seek the Lord is now! 

Want to see a change in the land? Want to see a revival in this nation? Do you want to see a great and mighty turn around in America? CALL UPON THE LORD!!!

God bless.

Debra

Psalm 55:22 Take Your Burdens To The Lord And Leave Them There

Psalm 55:22-Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

The call today is to stop the blame game and cast you cares, your worries, your burdens, your anxieties, your fears upon the Lord for in doing so He will sustain you.

God does not want us to worry for worry adds nothing to our life. If anything, it takes away our peace and joy.

Does the burden of sin have you weigh down? Call upon the Lord for He promises to hear your cry.

Cast your cares on God and rest in His promises on today for the songster says "There’s not a Friend like the lowly Jesus: No, not one! no, not one! 

None else could heal all our souls’ diseases.  No, not one! no, not one! Jesus knows all about our struggles;He will guide ’til the day is done: 

There’s not a Friend like the lowly Jesus: No, not one! no, not one! No friend like Him is so high and holy, No, not one! no, not one! And yet no friend is so meek and lowly,No, not one! no, not one. 

There’s not an hour that He is not near us, No, not one! no, not one!

No night so dark, but His love can cheer us, No, not one! no, not one! Did ever saint find this Friend forsake him? No, not one! no, not one! 

Jesus has come to us that we might come to Him. Matthew 11:28-Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

God bless.

Debra

Hebrews 11:6 FAITH

Hebrews 11:6 -  And without faith it is impossible to please God, for he who comes to God must believe that He exists and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Faith according to Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” “Trusting and believing in or for something to be real and true without tangible evidence of it at the time.” 

According to this text, faith believes that God exist and He is who He says He is. Faith believes He is the God of the Universe, God of creation, the Sovereign God.

Faith believes that God rewards those who diligently seek Him.

Faith believes God is real and He rewards those who seek him with their whole heart.

The more we allow the Word of God to take root in our hearts, the more we get to know who God is by faith.

The more we walk by faith and not by sight, the more our faith and trust in God becomes.

The more we take possession of the Word of God and promises of God as our own, the more we become assured of things hoped for and the more we are convinced of those things that are not yet manifested in our lives, We then can rest assured by faith that they will happen because God said it.

It is by faith alone that we please God.  It is by faith alone that the evidence of God's existence is displayed in our lives.

Faith is not something we possess ourselves. It is a gift from God. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boas

Where is your faith on today? Is it in God? I can only hope and pray that it is for your reward is great in heaven if it is.

God bless.

Debra

John 20:24-29 - OH, IF YOU COULD ONLY BELIEVE

John 20:24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus[a]), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”

But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”

28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

29 Then Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed;blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

If you can only believe, you will receive what you desperately stand in need of on today.

Salvation is free by faith alone in God's atoning work through Christ Jesus at Calvary.

If you could only believe, all things will be possible for you this day and everyday.

Blessed is the man who has not seen, yet believe. Does this describe you?

Have you been convinced by the Gospel that what you have read in it is true?

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved.

OH, IF YOU COULD ONLY BELIEVE!

God bless.

Debra

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Job 14:5 All Our Days Are Numbered

Job 14:5 Our time on earth is brief; the number of our days is already decided by you.

Every man has been allotted a number of days here on earth.

Scripture declares that the number of our days on earth is already known by God and that none of us will live one minute beyond the time that God has already given each one of us.

Even if we lived to be 100 or even 200 years, what are those years in comparison to eternity.

How are you living out the days that God has numbered for you? What are you doing with your time? Are you wasting it by making unwise decisions, or is your life producing fruit that will multiply in the kingdom of God?

A fool despises wisdom and instruction. The foolish and unbelieving person thinks that life on earth is it, but many who have rejected Christ and His Gospel will be horrified after transitioning from earth to eternity realizing that they will be separated from God forever.

Have you ever given thought to these things? What is the number of your days? What will be the day of my last breath? When my last breath is drawn, will I have lived my life as one wise or foolish? When life on this side is over, where will I spend eternity?

Scripture declares in Hebrews 9:27 As it is appointed for men to die once, but after this comes the judgment.

If you have not been living your days here on earth as wise, but as foolish, I urge, beg and plea with you on today that you would incline your ear unto wisdom that is only found in the Word of God. I can only hope and pray that your prayer too is "Lord, teach me to number my days".

None of us will escape death, for it is an appointment that we all will keep. It can not be cancelled nor avoided.

Seek wisdom on today. Seek God and the word of God. Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near.

God bless.

Debra

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Revelation 4:11 WORSHIP

Revelation 4:11- “You are worthy, O Lord,   to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things,  and by Your will they exist and were created.”

People of God, today is the day to forget about ourselves and concentrate on  Him and  "WORSHIP" Christ our Lord.

Let us enter our secret closets on today and get lost in “WORSHIPING” our God on today for He is worthy to receive the highest praise.

Let us give our God the fruit of our lips and the cries of our hearts on today as we honor and adore Him on today.

Let us “WORSHIP” our God on this day.  Let us give Him the praise, glory and honor He deserves, for indeed our God is "WORTHY" to receive the highest praise.

Let your praise arise people of God as you lift your eyes and hearts unto our God in heaven.

Come Holy Spirit in power and strength and let your presence fill our hearts.  O Lord as we lift our heart and praise your name, we know You will change us and  we will sing glory, glory and worship your Holy Name O Lord forever.

Father, we cry Holy, we cry Holy, we will join the host of heaven to proclaim that you are worthy, you are worthy Lord, so we lift holy hands in praise to you and we open our hearts up in praise to you Lord for you are worthy to receive the highest praise Lord Jesus.

Lord, empty us on today of ourselves and fill us of You on today so that we may be able to “WORSHIP” you Lord in spirit and in truth.

O God, you are worthy to receive the highest praise! Thank you Lord!!

Psalm 100:3- Know ye that the LORD He is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Because You are God, maker and creator of all things Lord, You are worthy to receive our "Worship", our highest praise, glory and honor from the depth of our hearts on today.

Praise our God  people of God. Sing Holy, Holy, Holy to our God on today. Worthy, worthy is our God. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain!

Lord, we “WORSHIP” you, we bless Your name, we honor You Lord, we praise Your name Lord, we magnify and glorify You Lord for You alone is our God.

You are worthy of our "WORSHIP" on today Lord and we give You the highest praise. 

Hallelujah to Your name Lord! Holy, Holy, Holy to you Lord God Almighty.

We come declaring today that we love You Lord and that we will not be ashamed to "WORSHIP" You and give you the highest praise for you are worthy of all of our praises.

Holy is the Lord God Almighty!!!

Debra

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Isaiah 26:3 PEACE

Isaiah 26:3 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

The mind is where unrest starts and is settled. The mind is the place where the enemy comes to in his attempt to take away your peace.

To rid ourselves of every thoughts that does not bring a peace of mind, and are not of God, we must bring those thoughts under subjection and authority to the Word of God.  

When unrest shows up at the door of our minds, we are commanded in 2 Corinthians 10:5-casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.

In this text, we are given a promise of God's “PERFECT PEACE” on today people of God.

To receive this “PERFECT PEACE" that God offers on today we must (1) keep our minds on Him and (2) we must place our confidence and trust in Him alone for He is the only who offers true "PEACE".

If you are in need of God's "PERFECT PEACE" on today, God has made it available to you. Seek Him!!

The Lord promises to keep those in "PERFECT PEACE" that completely place their confidence in Him by leaning and depending on Him to do the necessary work that is needed to bring about our much needed "PEACE" of mind in this crazy world.  

Lord, help us to surrender our every thoughts to you in prayer. Help us to know that you have already given us a way of escape through prayer and your Word.

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will protect your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Father we thank you that in life’sfiercest battles and storms, our souls can have peace, rest and inward tranquility because of who we are in you.

We thank you Lord for the calm and quiet confidence  that you have given us by way of your “PERECT PEACE” on today that is found in your Word.

Father, we thank you on today for your “PERFECT PEACE” that surpasses all understanding.

We Love you Lord! THANK YOU.

Debra

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Psalm 145:18 God Is Near

Psalm 145:18- The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.

Have you been wondering lately where is God in your life? Why does He appear to be silent?

I believe the question to be asked is not "where is God or why does He appear to be silent", but the true question is "have you been seeking Him, have you been calling upon His Holy and Righteous name?" Have you been drawing near to God in prayer and study of His Word?

Scripture declares that the Lord is near to those who (1) call upon Him and (2) those who call upon Him in truth. Are you calling upon the Lord and doing it in truth with a pure heart?

When we call upon the Lord in truth, we can run to Him with confidence in knowing that we will find Him to be our refuge and strength; our very present help in the time of trouble.

The invitation on today is to "SEEK" the Lord and draw night unto Him in truth. Will you do it? Will you call upon His name in truth? If you do, He promises to hear and answer your prayers.

The plea on today is to draw nigh to God for He is near to those that call upon Him, them that do it in spirit and in truth.

God is near!! Have you heard Him calling you unto Him?

I urge, beg and plea with you on today to draw near to God for I know without a doubt that you will find whatever it is that you stand in need of in Him on today.

As my Pastor, Rev. Isaac Holt says about God, "HIM ABLE"!

God bless.

Debra

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