Thought of the Day !!

So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls. And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don't obey, you are only fooling yourself.
James 1:21-22 (NLT)

I watch a lot of baseball on TV. And something that I've noticed commentators talking about at times is the fact that a particular hitting coach has been working with a player on his swing. There are many things that affect how well a hitter hits the ball...where he positions his feet, how he holds the bat, how well and how long he keeps his eyes on the ball coming toward him, where he is leaning and so on.

The player can listen to the hitting coach all he wants, but he won't be a better hitter until he chooses to use what he has heard when he gets up to the plate.

The same goes with learning any job. If we're trained for it, but then don't use our training, we most likely won't have the job for long. The training is given for a reason. It's so we will do the job right, or at least the way the boss wants it done.

Typically a good baseball player will listen to his coach. And usually, if a person wants to keep his or her job, he/she will do the job the way he/she was trained. We, as Christians, must do the same. We must be careful not to go to church Sunday after Sunday where we hear God's Word and His instructions for our lives, forgetting what was said when we leave. In other words, we must not become merely hearers and not doers.

True worship is lifted up on Sunday morning as a beginning, not an ending: a means, not an end. It's where we come together as a community of believers to praise our Maker, confess our sins, ask for forgiveness, help each other and charge up our batteries for the week ahead.

You should never feel drained after worship. You should feel invigorated, ready to take on the world with Jesus by your side. It's then that we can become doers instead of merely hearers.

Do people see you as a Sunday morning hearer of God, or a an all week doer for God?

In the love of Christ,
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