Now that we've got that all squared away...
We try to do a little devotional most nights (less than 3 minutes!) and one of the things I like most is the weekly bible verse. Some weeks the verse lends itself to motions. I wish I knew ASL, but alas, I only know Jesus, Lord, please, thank you and more. Meaning I've been to my fair share of evangelical youth camps and attempted to have a toddler request more Cheerios. I also "teach" kids' choir, so I really also know sing, love, and all the motions to Go Tell It On The Mountain.
All that to say we were practicing the verse James 1:22 that exhorts "Don't just listen to God's Word; you must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves." I'm not sure the version this is taken from, but it is also more commonly rendered "Be doers of the Word and not hearers only."
As the girls were doing the motions to aid in their memorization, I thought to myself, "Well, shoot, James. You kinda nailed it there." I mean, that's a "drops mic" moment. Leave it to one verse in the Bible to knock you over the head. I believe that's why the theologians like to call it the inspired Word of God.
Somehow, I imagined how Jesus might apply that verse to me, not to fool myself with thinking listening to His words was somehow enough:
I wasn't convicted of any one thing (because let's face it, there's always so much in view of a holy God), but the book of James is pretty clear. You'd better work out your faith. It's the proof in the pudding. (End Sermon.)
And I thought I'd share that little nugget with you, along with my two Scripture memory/gong show stars. Watch to the end to hear the verse :)
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