November 4
God’s expectation is that we shall live our faith and share our faith. We are to be ‘doers’ of the law, not mere ‘hearers’ of the law, Romans 2:13. What we have of the Lord must take up its abode in our heart, not just in our head. When the truth touches our spirit, when we are transformed, that change must be evident in how we live.
James 1:23-25 goes on to say, “If any man be a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his face in a glass who sees himself then goes his way, forgetting how he looks. Likewise, anyone who looks into the perfect law of liberty must continue in it…”
If one says, “You have faith; I have deeds. Show me your faith without deeds and I will show you my faith by what I do,” (James 2:18), he is substantiating the truth he has already pointed out in verse17, that being, “Faith without works is dead.” If we are alive in our spiritual rebirth, it will be evident in our earthly walk.
We will love the law of God. We will extol His truth. We will realize the great price the Lord Jesus Christ paid in order that our eyes of understanding might be opened and we will count His immutable Word to be the dearest thing we possess. We will be like the philanthropist whose great joy is in sharing his immense treasure with others.
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