EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!
THURSDAY JUNE 04, 2026.
SUBJECT: HEARING AND DOING THE WORD OF GOD!
Memory verse: “But 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 vs 25.)
READ: Luke 6 vs 47 - 49:
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 the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded on the 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:
God’s Word is His laws, and they were given to free us to be all He wants us to be. They restrict us from doing what might cripple us and keep us from being our best. God’s guidelines help us follow His path and avoid paths that lead to destruction. It is important to listen to what God’s Word says, but it is much more important to obey it and to do what it says. We can measure the effectiveness of our Bible study by the effect it has on our behavior and attitudes. Do you put into action what you have studied?
God is our Creator, and Maker of all things. He created us for a purpose which He predetermined even before we were born. He said to Prophet Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you, I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1 vs 5.) The Maker knows the purpose for which you and I are made. And the purpose we would serve can only be discerned appropriately by listening to Him and following His guidelines as enumerated in His guidebook—the Bible. His guidebook helps us to build a solid foundation for achieving His purpose. And achieving your life’s purpose is the only ground for a fulfilled life.
As we travel through life, the Bible should be our road map, pointing out safe routes, obstacles to avoid, and our final destination. We must recognize ourselves as pilgrims, travelers here on earth who need to study God’s map to learn the way. If we ignore the map, we will wander aimlessly through life and risk missing our real destination.
God’s Word is like medicine. It goes to work only when we apply it to the affected areas. The Scripture says, “He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” (Psalm 107 vs 20.) God’s Word heard can only work when applied rightly in our journey of life. It is full of reviving promises of victory in our cruel and evil demonized world. Our world is full of discouragements but God’s Word gives satisfying eternal answers. Read God’s Word and be revived.
God’s Word makes us wise—wiser than our enemies and wiser than any teachers who ignore it. True wisdom goes beyond amassing knowledge; it is applying knowledge in a life-changing way that matters. Intelligent or experienced people are not necessarily wise. Wisdom comes from allowing God’s teachings to guide us.
In the passage we read today, the two lives Jesus compared at the end of the Sermon on the Mount have several points in common; they both build; they both hear Jesus’ teaching, and they both experience 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 difference 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.
Obeying God is like building a house on a strong, solid foundation that stands firm when storms come. When life is calm, our foundations don’t seem to matter. But when crises come, our foundations are tested. Be sure your life is built on the solid foundation of knowing and trusting Jesus Christ—hearing His Word and doing the Word.
Most people do not deliberately seek to build on a false or inferior foundation; instead, they just don’t think about their life’s purpose. Many people are headed for destruction, not out of stubbornness but out of thoughtlessness—not giving any thoughts in following the Maker’s guide. Part of our responsibility as believers is to help others stop and think about where their lives are headed, and to point out the consequences of ignoring God’s Word.
In Psalm 119 vs 9, the psalmist asked a pertinent question, “How can a young man cleanse his way?” He then answered the question, “By taking heed according to Your Word.” For instance, everywhere we look in our morally bankrupt world today, we find temptation to fill our minds with thoughts of sexual relationships that God wouldn’t approve. The writer asked a question that troubles us all; "How do we stay pure in a contaminating environment?' We cannot do this on our own but must have counsel and strength more dynamic than the tempting influences around us. Where can we find that strength and wisdom? By reading God’s Word and doing what it says.
Prayer: Abba Father, give me the grace for the zeal and thirst for Your Word, and endue me with the spirit of complete obedience to Your Word—to do all that it says, that I may be wise to navigate through life’s circumstances in Your guidance, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed. Amen.
PRAISE THE LORD!
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