Take a look in the mirror!

Some more good words from the book of James!

James 1:23-25
23 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; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

If you are like me....as I get older I kinda like to avoid the mirror. I can see age creeping up on me. The wrinkles are getting more and more!!! This is a good Word and a great promise from James this morning. Remember the thought we are to be doers not just hearers of the Word of God. When we look in the mirror of our life what do you see? Do you see a person of God who is following as closely as they can to the Word of God or do you see some one who hears the Word but chooses to do as they please reguardless of what the Bible says. I am afraid the statistics say we have churches full of folks who hear but do not do. I have been reading a book by George Barna the Christian statistic man and his numbers back this up. When we look as verse 25 it says he who looks into the perfect law of liberty which means perfect law of freedom and we do what it says...it means we are a doer!!! For example how can we hear the Word say do not gossip but as soon as we leave church we talk about half the congregation??? We at that point have forgotten what kind of man/woman we are! We are suppose to be Christ like and tearing people down is not what Jesus was about...He was about loving others! It is work being a Christian but look what verse 25 says...this one(the one who does the work) will be blessed in what he does!!! Wow! Do we deserve a blessing for doing God's word...NO but that is the kinda God we serve. He blesses us for our faithfulness to Him. Thank you Jesus. I can tell you from first hand expirience doing the word of God brings blessings that are undescribable. Test the waters for yourself and tell me I am wrong I double dog dare you!

So take a look in the mirror today....what do you see??? A doer or a hearer?

Tom