verseoftheday

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says... But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it - not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it - they will be blessed in what they do. James 1:22, 25 NIV The law that gives freedom. Not just any law, but God's perfect law...that's where true freedom is found. The full reflection of God's perfect law is found in Jesus - & maybe that's why he had such trouble with the rule making Pharisees who wanted their own law to be the thing... In Jesus we have freedom. Jesus boiled the law down to 2 things Love God Love People Do that...& there is freedom... #james #keepingitreal #loveGod #lovepeople #dontjustlisten

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom... James 1:22-25 NIV Grab a verse, flick thru a chapter...move on... James says - look intently - with earnest and eager attention! Look closely, observe, think about the context, what was going on in the world at the time... Meditate. What does God have to say to me about this? My life? My choices? Read it with intent. Study it. Think about it. Let it work on you #james #keepingitreal #dontjustlisten #lookintently