Quoting
God’s word is good but the best way to activate God’s blessing upon one’s life
is by working according to His word (in the principle and guidelines God has
set down for us).
..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 (James 1:25). It is painstaking learning the word
offhand but the previous verses (23-24) likened checking the word without doing
it as someone checking the mirror without taking time to observe and make amend
to errors and areas that need to be touched up in one’s life. Some of us quote
the scriptures to God as if God does not know His word or that God is deaf to
our plea and appeal. Gods words cannot be broken (John 10:35), working in the
light of His word which is His will automatically activates the blessings attached
to it. God honours His word than His name (Psalm 138:2c). According to John 5:
39, the scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees etc. searched the scriptures everyday thinking
it was in the searching of the scripture that they could find eternal life but
when the person who was eternal life came, they did not believe. They were
merely searching the scripture for head knowledge because if truly they were
searching the scripture for eternal life, their search would have ended the day
Jesus appeared but alas that was not the case as they were all in pursuit of self-desire,
self-righteousness and praise from men. How many of us quote the scriptures to
impress men. How many of us do that for self-gain or to appear spiritual. The
scriptures point to the person and owner of eternal life and that is the
primary purpose of God’s word, while every other thing lie Physical blessings, material
blessings etc. follows when the primary purpose of the word is fulfilled in our
lives. Let the word lead you to the giver of life and not the bonuses attached
to following the word, thus bonuses are activated once there is compliance.
Peace
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