Cody Courter - The Deep End

Scripture: James 1:22 (NIV)
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

Observation:
This verse is pretty easy to understand: don’t just listen to the word of God…but do the word of God!
James was writing this book to a group of Christians that thought believing in God was all they needed to be Christ followers. James goes on in chapter two of this book to explain that ‘faith without actions is dead’ and he even points out the ‘even the demons believe in God and fear him.’ It’s pretty clear that God expects us to apply the knowledge and wisdom that he teaches us in the Bible. It’s our actions that set us apart from Satan, not our beliefs.

Application:
It’s really easy to hear something without truly paying attention. But we can’t be like that with God! We’ve got to pay attention to what he’s saying to us so we can learn how to act and how to live our lives.
What was the last thing you learned from the scripture that you applied to your life?
Do you learn and apply what God is trying to teach you?
Do you spend more time staring in the refrigerator than you do with God?
Would you rather go to bed early than read your Bible?

Prayer:Make sure you spend time learning and applying what God is trying to teach you. Our relationship with God shouldn’t be based only on “feelings” or the “warm fuzzies”—we have to learn and live out our knowledge of him!