Right now, I am taking my high school boys Bible study through the book of James. We have only gone through the first chapter but it is loaded with some great stuff. First, counting it as joy to go through tough times. I don't know about you, but the last thing I think about going through tough times in JOY. But that is what James tells us to do. It will cause maturity to grow in our lives. It will help me to grow.
Even as difficult as this first part is, the last part of the chapter seems even harder. In verse 22 of the first chapter, James tells us the we cannot be just hearers of the word, but also doers. In my opinion, this is the most difficult thing of the for people of the south to do/be. It is easy to show up on Sunday mornings, 'hear' a message and go home, checking the box on your checklist off. Can that really be it? I heard a good sermon? Please let there be more!!!! God is calling us to be doers of his word. Purely put in James, love the orphans, widows and the poor. So don't be just 'hearers,' or 'readers' of God, but be the doer!
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