Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. - James 1:22
Some
technology experts believe that computer keyboards will become obsolete in the next few
years as more and more functions become voice-activated. Instead of typing a letter to a
friend, we will speak the words to a computer that will print them on paper or send them
as e-mail.
Voice-activation will so permeate daily life that instead of pressing buttons and twisting
dials, we will give verbal instructions to everything from the television to the toaster.
When we speak, it will be done. Voice-activated devices are programmed to do what they are
told. God could have made us that way, but instead He gave us the choice of whether or not
we'll listen and obey.
James urged us to obey God every time He speaks to us through His Word. He wrote, "Be
doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves" (James 1:22).
Self-deception comes when we listen to God's Word without doing what it says. We quickly
forget what the Lord shows us about ourselves and wander along our way unchanged.
It is natural to want God to hear and answer us, but the greater issue is whether we
listen and respond to Him. Does God have our attention today? Are we choosing to be
voice-activated by every word from Him?
-DCM
God who formed worlds by the power of His word
Speaks through the Scriptures His truth to be heard;
And if we read with the will to obey,
He by His Spirit will show us His way.
-D.
De Haan
When you open your Bible, ask the Author to open your heart