James 1:22-25 But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
I just returned from a Winter Retreat with so many wonderful Christian leaders. The last session was lead by Pastor Johnny Hunt and he challenged me greatly with some scriptures from James so I want to start out 2010 with each of you on this note.
Have you really accepted Jesus as your Savior? If you answered "Yes, of course!" I want to share this with you. What is your proof? Can you be found guilty? I hope each of us will feel the same urgency as I did to this question.
Do we gather together and socialize? Do we gather together and listen to the sermon? Do we gather together and learn scripture? Do we gather together and sing? Yes!!!!!!!!!!
Do you in your heart feel the presence of the Holy Spirit leading you to action? If you do, what is your course? God calls us into a relationship with Him. Look back on the life of Jesus and His actions and then consider how many people you share the message of His death on the cross that gives us eternal life. There are many roads to travel to share this message, but in the end the urgency of the love Christ showed on the cross is what we need to share with everyone we meet. Our lives should reflect our walk with Christ each day. I want to encourage each of you to start 2010 out looking into your life and seeing the reflection of the face of your Savior and His life's works.
