Be/Do, Become!
James 1:22
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves
When we were kids, we’d ask each other what we wanted to be when we grew up. Firemen, police or doctors usually. I wanted to be a motorcycle riding, tobacco chewing kindergarten teacher. I was 33% accurate (don’t chew nor ride motorcycles). Adults tend to ask each other what they do. Now my answer should be ‘I am a doer of the Word of God’, but I usually just say ‘I am a Christian Missionary serving at-risk children in Nicaragua.’ God showed me to go and make disciples, and that’s what I am trying to do. Becoming a soul winner is my goal, but I have so much further to go.
Matthew 28:19-20 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you
TO BE is what you are, as in ‘BE’coming is the goal of every Christian. Becoming transformed into Christ’s image. No real believer would say he ‘does’ Christianity, as they would plumbing or carpentry. The term Christian means Christ I Am becoming like Him. Pray for me, it’s not as easy for me as others. Lots of doubt.
Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
Sure, as we BEcome transformed to Jesus’ image, we ‘DO’ God’s Word. But that’s a result of a born again heart. First we BEcome, then we DO. We will never earn our salvation through DOing. Only by repenting and BElieving (BE-living). Belief is a gift, DOing is work. As a result of being saved, out of love, you DO! If you DO not the Word after you BElieve, do you really BElieve?
James 2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? Can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
PRAYER REQUEST! So the government is confiscating our cars after all. We will be without wheels. 🙁 $5000 is the minimum a decent used car costs down here!! 🙁 This is not a plea for money. Only prayer. I am at peace that God already has a solution. BTW YOUR PRAYERS WORKED! I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER NOW!!