james gives us three practical ways to reflect on the word of GOD…
that’s how you look intently at the word of GOD. look at the details. james says we need to receive the word of GOD
and then reflect on it, first by reading it.
just a thought from the front porch…
the first one is to read it. james 1.25 (niv), the man who looks intently into the perfect law. he’s actually talking more about research
than he is reading. investigating. the word look
in greek means “to stoop down and gaze in”.
it’s the word used when peter went to the tomb on resurrection sunday
when he stooped down and peeked in. he
investigated. focus your attention on
the word of GOD.
there are two ways you can look at a mirror. you can gaze at it or you can glance at it. all of us have done both. it’s human nature that you can’t walk by a
mirror and not look at it. when you
glance at it, you immediately walk away and forget what you’ve seen. it didn’t do you any good. many people try to have a quiet time that
way. they don’t want to gaze at it, but
glance at it. give GOD five
minutes. GOD says that HE wants us to
gaze at the word. look at it intently in
detail.
nine things to look for -- s.p.a.c.e.p.e.t.s (you can add these to your notes)
s - is there a sin
to confess?
p - is there a
promise to claim? look for promises,
there are over 7000 promises in the word
of GOD.
a - is there an
attitude to change?
c - is there a
command to obey?
e - is there an
example to follow?
p - is there a prayer to pray? there are lots of prayers in the bible. you can take those prayers and pray them for
yourself and for others. you can know
they’ll be answered because they’re in the word of GOD.
e - is there an
error to avoid?
t - is there a
truth to believe? is there something i
just need to believe GOD for?
s - is there
something to thank GOD for?
just a thought from the front porch…
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