APPLICATION QUESTION
Sunday, August 25, 2013
James [MKJV] 1:21-25 … putting aside all filthiness and
overflowing of evil, receive in meekness the implanted Word, which is able to
save your souls. 22 But become doers of the Word, and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a
doer, he is like a man studying his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he studied
himself and went his way, and immediately he forgot what he was like. 25 But
whoever looks into the perfect Law of liberty and continues in it, he is not a
forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work. This one shall be blessed in his
doing.
As you readers
know, we just completed 3 week study on God’s provision for strength. It is my
3rd, possibly 4th, time of considering and rewriting the
series. For me it was a time not just as penman, but serious contemplation and
examining my relationship with Lord Jesus Christ and all others.
Central to said
pondering and consideration is the question of application; Now that I know or
have been reminded of, what am I supposed to do with the knowledge?
Fortunately God’s
Word doesn’t leave us with “Just do it!” but gives considerable How To
direction.
1Corinthians 12:31b thru 13:1-13 came to mind first of all,
and I ask “Am I doing things the more excellent way that He has and continues
to show me? Or am I no different than the forgetful man described by James?”
A reflection that
I cannot escape is that apart from personally applying His Word, strength is no
more than word typed on my PC. EBB4
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