james here in chapter one gives us
some attitudes you need to be blessed by GOD’s word…
1. be careful. i must have a careful
attitude. james 1.19a (niv), be quick to listen... give it your full
attention.
2. be calm. be calm if you’re going to
receive GOD’s word and be blessed by it.
james 1.19b (niv), ... and slow to
become angry ... a relaxed attitude
increases receptivity.
3. be clean. verse 21a (niv), get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent.
before you can plant the seed you need to do a little weeding. the word filth that he says you’ve got to get
rid of is actually the greek word that means “earwax”. when you have a sin in your life it blocks
your hearing. it prevents GOD’s word
from getting into your heart. he says
get rid of the evil, anything that we know that isn’t right in our lives. GOD says, “lay aside all of the emotional garbage,
the old habits, the junk in your life so that HIS' word can get through to
you.”
how can we be clean? by
confession. 1 john 1.9 (niv), if we confess our sins, HE’s faithful and
just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. the living bible says, get rid of all that’s wrong in your life, both inside and out.
4. be compliant. teachable, yielded, humble, willing to be
changed. he says verse 21b (niv), humbly accept the word of god planted in
you. don’t act like you know it
all. if you know it all, GOD’s word
can’t get through to you. pray, “GOD, do
what you need to do in my life.”
just a thought from the front porch…
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