BE A DOER OF THE WORD!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2024.

SUBJECT: BE A DOER OF THE WORD!

Memory verse: "But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?" (James 2 vs 20.) 

READ: Luke 6 vs 46 - 49:

6:46: But why do call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not the things which I say?

6:47: Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings, and does them, I will show you whom he is like:

6:48: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep, and laid the foundation on a rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded upon a rock.

6:49: But he who heard, and did nothing, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently, and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.

INTIMATION:

A “doer” adopts an act to express a thought or feeling or believe. Consequently, a “doer of the word” adopts acts that express the believe, thought and feelings relating to the Word of God heard. Unless you are a doer of the Word, you are not a true believer of the Word. You only have mental assent without action, and it is mere empty profession of religion of words. 

When you are a doer, the Word is living in your lips. It is just as though the Master spoke it Himself. And that “doer” gets what he or she prays for, because the “doer” does the things that are pleasing to God. In order words, we are Father-pleasers just as Jesus was; doing the things that are pleasing to Him in accordance with His Word. 

The Scripture in John 8 vs 29 says, "And He Who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him." It is the doer of the Word that receives things from God. The Father is always with the doer of the Word. Idle words may entertain men, but they do not reach God.

Jesus is more concerned about our work than our talk. He wants us to do right, not just say the right words. What you do cannot be separated from what you believe. Faith without corresponding actions is barren. Your words may be lovely, and beautiful, but they are merely empty words without corresponding actions, and are never crystallized or made real unless you a doer of the Word. 

Obedience to God is the fundamental requirement in being a doer of the Word. Obeying God is like building a house on a solid foundation that stands firm when storms come. From the passage we read today, to build “on the rock” means to be a hearing, responding disciple, not a phony, superficial one. Practicing obedience becomes the solid foundation to weather the storms of life.

When life is calm, our foundations don’t seem to matter. But when crises come, foundations are tested. Be sure your life is built on the solid foundation of knowing and trusting Jesus. Those who do not obey God, He would call them builders on a sandy foundation, just a sand house made by idle hands on the seashore to be destroyed by the next incoming tide. Foolish builders, build on the sand of their senses, instead on the Word of God which is forever settled in heaven. Such religion of Word without corresponding action is very dangerous, and results in self-delusion.

This passage we read today was the concluding part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, He compares two lives that have several points in common: they both built, they both heard Jesus’s teaching, and they both experienced the same set of circumstances in life. The difference between them isn’t caused by ignorance but by one ignoring what Jesus said. Externally, their lives may look similar; but the lasting, structural differences will be revealed by the storms of life. The immediate differences in your life when you follow Jesus may not be obvious, but eventually they will turn out to affect even your eternal destiny. 

When you are real doer of the Word, God is always with you. Jesus said in Matthew 28 vs 20, "...To observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." As the Father-pleasers, He is always with us as He was with Jesus (John 8 vs 29), and if He is with us, who can be against us? (Romans 8 vs 31.) 

We are laboring together with Him. (Second Corinthians 6 vs 1.) He is with us in the living Word. He is with us in the presence of the mighty Spirit that lives in us. He hasn't left us alone, and He will not leave us alone. His ability is our ability; His strength is our strength. As we begin to do the Word, He begins to work in us, and work through us. 

When a “doer of the Word” comes to God, he comes with a clear conscience, without fear, confident that his or her request will be heard. When he or she says, "God You know that I am doing your Word," then the heart is persuaded. And when you are in His presence for intercession, your heart is not fearful; your heart does not condemn you. Your heart is in perfect fellowship with this living Word and you have boldness in His presence, conscious that you are welcome. You make your petition in the name of Jesus, and you know that the Father hears you and that you have the petition of your heart.

Prayer: Abba Father, endue me with the spirit of active faith and obedience to Your Word, building up myself in solid and unshakable faith in Your Word, and doing all according to Your Word, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed. Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!