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Listen and Obey God’s Word - Daily Devotional

Inspire Within Daily Devotional • December 4, 2020

Inspire Within Daily Devotional


Daily Scripture

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.”
James 1:22-25, NIV

Daily Encouragement

Knowing what God’s Word says but not putting it into practice is considered meaningless. In the book of James, it is very blunt and clear when it reads "Do what it says". Blunt but to the point. It’s important to listen to what the Bible says though it is even more important to obey it by doing what it says. Effective Bible study can be measured by the effect it has on our actions and attitudes. We mislead ourselves when we fail to act on what the Word says. 


Let us not be like the man who looks in the mirror and immediately forgets what he looks like, instead let us have freedom by studying the Bible and obeying what it says. Intently study the Bible, so you can intentionally do what it says. When you obey what the Word of God says and continue doing it, not forgetting what you have heard, you will be blessed in what you do.

Daily Reflection

Search your heart to see if there is any part of God’s Word that you are not obeying. Is there something you have heard from the Bible that you are not putting into action? If something came to mind as you read that, then you should pray and ask God to help you do what He says and chose to obey God’s Word.

Daily Quote

"Intently study the Bible, so you can intentionally do what it says."

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