draw near: receive and do the truth of the word of god
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DRAW NEAR:RECEIVE AND DO
THE TRUTH OF THE WORD OF GOD
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James 1:21-27: “Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil
that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word
planted in you, which can save you. Do not merely
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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
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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
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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. If
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anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a
tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is
worthless. Religion that
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God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is
this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being
polluted by the world.”
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I. HEAR THE MESSAGE OF THE
WORD WITH HUMILITY.
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If we are to draw near to God we must read the
Word with humility.
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II. REFLECT ON WHAT IT MEANS IN
YOUR LIFE.
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Jesus described it like this, “They honor Me with their lips, but
their hearts are far from Me.”
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James gives us three examples in verse 26 to
use to test our relationship with God:
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1) Anyone who has an unbridled tongue cannot
be close to God.
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2) Anyone who is not generous in helping
those who are needy: poor, widows, orphans
cannot be close to God.
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3) Anyone who is living a morally impure life
cannot be close to God.
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We are to plant the Word in our lives.
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III. DO THE NEEDED CHANGES THAT ARE REVEALED TO YOU.
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Matthew 22:29-“You err because you do not
know the Scriptures or the power of God.”
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Mirrors show us exactly what we look like. So does the Bible.
The question is what are you going to do with
what it reveals?
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