READ RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL. THE WORD IS YOUR REFLECTION – PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME. THURSDAY, 9TH JUNE 2016.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers
only, deceiving your own selves (James 1:22).
The
Word of God is for us to live by; it's for doing; it's for us to live out. But
some Christians are trying to "obey" the Word, and that's where their
problem is, because the Word isn't for us to obey. In the Old Testament, God
gave the children of Israel laws, commandments to obey, but they failed. So, He
changed the order. He said, "I will put my law in their inward parts, and
write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my
people" (Jeremiah 31:33).
As a result, in the New Testament, you're not called to obey the Word, because you're born of the Word; you're one with the Word. The Word of God is your reflection, a mirror that shows you who you are, so that you can know and act accordingly. We hear, study, understand, and meditate on the Word, to act accordingly.
2 Corinthians 3:18 says, "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image...." When you look into the Word, you see yourself. The Word mirrors you. For example, the Word says, "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him" (2 Corinthians 5:21). That's not for you to "obey"; it's simply showing you who you are: the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. It therefore makes no difference that your senses tell you otherwise; God already showed you who you are; act accordingly. That's doing the Word: accepting, and endorsing God's image of you, and walking in that light.
When you look in the mirror of God, which is the Word, you see the glory of God, and that's you! The more you look into the Word, the more you become what you see in the Word; a transformation takes place in your life, from glory to glory. Hallelujah!
As a result, in the New Testament, you're not called to obey the Word, because you're born of the Word; you're one with the Word. The Word of God is your reflection, a mirror that shows you who you are, so that you can know and act accordingly. We hear, study, understand, and meditate on the Word, to act accordingly.
2 Corinthians 3:18 says, "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image...." When you look into the Word, you see yourself. The Word mirrors you. For example, the Word says, "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him" (2 Corinthians 5:21). That's not for you to "obey"; it's simply showing you who you are: the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. It therefore makes no difference that your senses tell you otherwise; God already showed you who you are; act accordingly. That's doing the Word: accepting, and endorsing God's image of you, and walking in that light.
When you look in the mirror of God, which is the Word, you see the glory of God, and that's you! The more you look into the Word, the more you become what you see in the Word; a transformation takes place in your life, from glory to glory. Hallelujah!
|PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for the impact of your Word in my life. Your Word is the reflection of your immense glory deposited in my spirit. As I look into that mirror, I'm transformed into the same image that I see, from glory to glory, by your Spirit, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Dear Father, thank you for the impact of your Word in my life. Your Word is the reflection of your immense glory deposited in my spirit. As I look into that mirror, I'm transformed into the same image that I see, from glory to glory, by your Spirit, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
FURTHER
STUDY:
James 1:22-25
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. [23] 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: [24] For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. [25] But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
James 1:22-25
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. [23] 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: [24] For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. [25] But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
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YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Acts 1:1-26
2 Chronicles 1-4
Acts 1:1-26
2 Chronicles 1-4
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YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
2 Corinthians 1:1-11
Ecclesiastes 9-10
2 Corinthians 1:1-11
Ecclesiastes 9-10
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