I heard a minister say this the other day: "It isn't good enough just to hear the Word of God. You must be a
doer." You must do what you hear. Whatever God tells you to do from His Word (the Bible), you apply it to
your life and do it. It goes along with the word "hearken".
Hearken means "to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention and obedience." It means to hear
and obey what you hear. There is a phrase "if they obey" from Job 36:11. Those three little words are what
may keep many Christians from receiving all the benefits Jesus died on the cross to give them. God's love is
automatic and it is unconditional. On the other hand, God's promises (or benefits) are conditional. Often
the promise is conditional on you doing something first.
It could be as simple as Luke 6:38, "Give, and it shall be given unto you." Notice nothing is given to you until
you first give. Mark 11 is more serious - it says you have to forgive before you can be forgiven. If you don't
forgive others, God can't forgive you. I didn't say He wouldn't, I said He couldn't. There are set Laws in the
Bible that have to be obeyed.
Let's look at Job 36:11, "If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years
in pleasures." The meanings of the word pleasure are delightful, pleasant, be sweet. Doesn't that sound
like a wonderful life? Who wouldn't want to live their life like this?
But look at the qualifier - you qualify for a life of prosperity and pleasure by obeying God and serving Him.
Obey what He tells you to do. This means with your whole heart, not part-time and not partial obedience.
Check your heart today and see if there are any areas you might need to go in and fix! It isn't hard - just see
what the Bible says about it, then make up your mind you will do what it says. If you blow it, just repent
(which is to simply ask God to forgive you for your wrong choice; to change your mind and direction; to have
a change of heart. Repentance does not mean saying "I'm sorry." It is an action; you have to do something
or stop doing something!
Until next time, why not dig out your Bible and look at these great promise scriptures: Psalm 16:8-11; Psalm
35:27 (really good); Psalm 36:8; Psalm 149:4.
Musing Copyright © 2007 Nan C Loyd
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
doer." You must do what you hear. Whatever God tells you to do from His Word (the Bible), you apply it to
your life and do it. It goes along with the word "hearken".
Hearken means "to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention and obedience." It means to hear
and obey what you hear. There is a phrase "if they obey" from Job 36:11. Those three little words are what
may keep many Christians from receiving all the benefits Jesus died on the cross to give them. God's love is
automatic and it is unconditional. On the other hand, God's promises (or benefits) are conditional. Often
the promise is conditional on you doing something first.
It could be as simple as Luke 6:38, "Give, and it shall be given unto you." Notice nothing is given to you until
you first give. Mark 11 is more serious - it says you have to forgive before you can be forgiven. If you don't
forgive others, God can't forgive you. I didn't say He wouldn't, I said He couldn't. There are set Laws in the
Bible that have to be obeyed.
Let's look at Job 36:11, "If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years
in pleasures." The meanings of the word pleasure are delightful, pleasant, be sweet. Doesn't that sound
like a wonderful life? Who wouldn't want to live their life like this?
But look at the qualifier - you qualify for a life of prosperity and pleasure by obeying God and serving Him.
Obey what He tells you to do. This means with your whole heart, not part-time and not partial obedience.
Check your heart today and see if there are any areas you might need to go in and fix! It isn't hard - just see
what the Bible says about it, then make up your mind you will do what it says. If you blow it, just repent
(which is to simply ask God to forgive you for your wrong choice; to change your mind and direction; to have
a change of heart. Repentance does not mean saying "I'm sorry." It is an action; you have to do something
or stop doing something!
Until next time, why not dig out your Bible and look at these great promise scriptures: Psalm 16:8-11; Psalm
35:27 (really good); Psalm 36:8; Psalm 149:4.
Musing Copyright © 2007 Nan C Loyd
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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