James 1:22-24 (KJV)But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
James 1:22-24 (CEV)
Obey Gods message! Don’t fool yourselves by just listening to it. If you hear the message and don’t obey it, you are like people who stare at themselves in a mirror and forget what they look like as soon as they leave.
As Christians we have a responsibility to God, the world, and ourselves to uphold a certain lifestyle that the Word of God teaches us about how to live. In the above scripture James is saying, don’t just be a person that is a hearer of the Word of God, but be one that lives it and practices the principals in your daily lives.
Being a Christian is about integrity and character building, to be a light in the midst of all the darkness in the world. We often get a bad rap because there are many hearers in the church and not enough doers, and the people in the world can see right through the charade. As the scripture states, the only person that is being deceived is the one that is committing the act. It’s time for the real devout Christians to stand up.
It’s time for Christians to start walking the walk and talking the talk. It’s time for us to start modeling our lives after Jesus. People are supposed to know that you are different from everybody else, wherever you go you are supposed to let your light shine. Instead, many Christians have been living like everybody else in the world, talking like them, acting like them, thinking like them, doing the same things they do etc… It’s no wonder why Christians get a bad rap sometimes, because we have too many hearers and not enough doers. Instead of drawing individuals to Christ, just the opposite has been happening and we’ve pushed people away because people can’t see a variance between themselves and “Christians”.
Philippians 2:14-15 (CEV)
Do everything without grumbling or arguing. Then you will be the pure and innocent children of God. You live among people who are crooked and evil, but you must not do anything that they can say is wrong. Try to shine as lights among the people of this world,
When you first profess yourself to be a Christian, believe it or not people are watching you. They want to see what Christianity is, and is it all that people say it is. At that very instance you are witnessing to somebody and don’t even know it. Through your actions and behaviors you may draw other souls into the Kingdom, but if you continue acting like everybody else in the world, the people watching you will have no desire to want to be saved and believe in Jesus Christ.
Everything in the world pretty much operates off of a need basis; people come to Christ in the beginning because they need something. Whether it may be healing, or wanting to be loved, whatever their need is, they’re looking for improvement. Most people who don’t understand Christianity think that it’s no fun to be a Christian, and if you can’t show any improvement in your life as a Christian then why would anyone else want to become one? This is the point-of- view of a worldly individual; they have seen the hearers of the Word only and that has clouded their judgment.
It’s time for everyone that is professing Christ to start acting like it, yes I know we all make mistakes from time to time but don’t let that extinguish your light; if you make a mistake, ask for forgiveness, learn from it and continue to be that light that you were called to be.
I pray that this has been a blessing on your life.
Daryle Houston II
Kingdom Vizion Ministries
www.kingdomvizion.org
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