SCRIPTURE: For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. James 1:23-25.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: When people are far from the word, they become terrible in character.
It has been established that character is key to destiny fulfilment. Godly character is a foundation or bedrock of destiny.
Our anchor Scripture reveals that the Word of God is likened to a mirror. Just as a mirror makes a person to adjust his face and appearance, the Word of God makes a person to adjust his character. When you stand before a mirror, it can show you blemishes or patches on your face or the cloth you wear that needs adjustment.
When your hair is not in order, the mirror can show you.
So, when you want to know how you look, you stand before a mirror. This is what the Word of God does to a person. If you study the Word, and you don’t do anything to adjust your life, it is like looking at the mirror and walking away without adjusting yourself.
The Word of God is the mirror for life. It shows you if you are not praying enough; it shows you if you are talking too much; it shows you if you are telling lies and exaggerating things; it shows you if you are taking things that are not yours; it shows you when you are far from God; it shows you if you are being unequally yoked with unbelievers.
And when the Word of God reveals the present state of your life, what you do is to adjust your life.
When people are far from the word, they become terrible in character.
Beloved, make up your mind to read and obey the Word for your life and character transformation.
Remember this: When people are far from the word, they become terrible in character.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Bring yourself under the mirror of God’s Word.
- Make up your mind to adjust your life when the Word reveals what to adjust.
PRAYER: Lord, I bring myself under the mirror of Your Word. I ask that You help me to see myself from the Mirror of Your Word so I can adjust my life, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT (PT 1)
QUOTE: Many are under time pressure because they have deliberately refused to give direction to time. They cannot specifically say, “I must spend one, two, and maybe, three hours daily, studying God’s Word. Nothing can stop it. I must take one, two, or more chapters of the Word of God daily.” Nothing can stop such men. Laziness is not found with such men and failure is not a part of their achievements. Culled from the book, “21 Foolish Things People Do” by Dr Paul Enenche.
DAILY READING: Malachi 4-Matthew 2.
AMAZING FACT: Once the oxygen supply is cut off, a human brain can survive up to three to six minutes.
PROPHETIC WORD (DECLARATION): Father, open my eyes to see what I need to adjust in my life by the light of Your Word, O LORD, in Jesus’ Name.
