May 21, 2010 Doing Vs Hearing
Today’s Bible Reading: 1 Kings 7; 2 Chronicles 4; Psalm 98; Romans 2 (The Message)
Scripture Focus:
Romans 2:13 Merely hearing God’s law is a waste of your time if you don’t do what he commands. Doing, not hearing, is what makes the difference with God.
Romans 2:24 The line from Scripture, “It’s because of you Jews that the outsiders are down on God,” shows it’s an old problem that isn’t going to go away.
Observation:
Paul echoes what James teaches about doing vs hearing only. Non Christians aren’t stupid. They can see right through religiosity! Our actions will inform them about who God really is.
Application:
If I read the Bible every day but never change how I live, what good is it? As Paul says in this chapter of Romans: Their response to God’s yes and no will become public knowledge on the day God makes his final decision about every man and woman.
Prayer:
Father, God, help me be a doer today, not just a hearer.
Scripture Focus:
Romans 2:24 The line from Scripture, “It’s because of you Jews that the outsiders are down on God,” shows it’s an old problem that isn’t going to go away.
