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I thank the Lord for His continued leading and anointing upon this Ministry. I never plan on writing a whole message because usually there is a story or poem that is the focus, but when I feel led by the Lord to write a message, I like to obey because God always has something good He wants me to share with you and so I hope you are blessed by today's message. To God be all the Glory. James 1:22 declares "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only??¦" It is great to attend church and listen to the preacher speak on faith, giving, and being a better representative of Christ, but if we merely listen and not put into practice what we hear, then we are not reaching the potential that God knows we can reach. I believe God laid this scripture on my heart because many people have heard the Word, but still are not putting it into practice. The Bible says that faith cometh from hearing and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17). If we are to be successful in getting healed in our physical body, getting out of debt or reaching a certain goal that God has laid on our hearts, then we need to put God's Word and promises into effect. We cannot claim victory and then go on complaining of how we are not healed, debt free, etc. This is in essence canceling out any and all of the faith believing that we did beforehand. James 1:23-24 goes on to say "For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was." In order for us to be successful in reaching a certain goal, we need to be doers of the Word and not only hearers. How can you and I be doers of the Word? 1. We need to spend time reading the Bible and learning who we are in Christ. There are so many people who are not reaching their potential because they do not know or do not claim God's promises. God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34), so if He did it for one then He has to do it for all, but we must know what those promises are in order to claim and receive them. (Joshua 1:8) (2 Peter 1:2-4) 2. Live your life according to God's Word and follow the commandments and guidelines He has set before us. Some people think God gave the Ten Commandments just so we can't have fun or enjoy our life, but the truth is, God in His infinite wisdom gave us these guidelines to protect us from sin and all the wiles and tricks of the enemy (Exodus 20). God wishes to increase your happiness and it is His pleasure to give you every good and perfect gift. (James 1:17) (Luke 12:31) 3. Be steadfast and unmoved in your faith. Do what the Bible instructs us to do. Love your neighbor, give to others with your whole heart not looking for anything in return. Show the love of God through your actions that they may see Him whom they do not know through you and God will be faithful to reward you for being a doer of His Word. (Mark 12: 31) (Luke 6:35) (1 John 4:7-13) The Bible says that faith without works is death (James 2:20), so I encourage you to put some action behind your faith and stand strong, unmoved by how bad things may look and know that if God has promised it, then it will come to pass. Dwayne Savaya |
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