Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted
word, which is able to save your souls. 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 observing his natural
face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
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 1:21-25 NKJV.
The Word of God is much easier said than done. It's easy to talk about what God's Word requires of us. It's
easy to quote scriptures. It's easy to shout “Amen” in response to good preaching. It's even easy to point
fingers at someone else for not living up to the standard of God's Word. What's not so easy is carrying out
The Word of God in your own life. It's a whole lot harder than it looks on paper.
In the parable of the builders, Jesus was careful to say that the type of foundation necessary to withstand
the storms of life is not determined by anything but adherence to His Word. That's important because even
though hearing or knowing The Word of God is great until it is put into action a foundation has not been
built in the life of a Christian. Therefore, a man who hears The Word without doing it is as unstable as a
man who didn't hear it at all.
Unfortunately, that explains why some “seasoned” Christians fall on the day of temptation. They may be
experienced at attending church or even talking about the scriptures but lack the necessary experience of
living them out on a daily basis. The Church is built on the rock foundation of Jesus Christ and He is The
Word of God. During His time walking the earth as a man, He issued a simple challenge; do what He says
and you'll survive the storms of life. Take the challenge today.
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