Thursday - 5/31 - Read James 1:19-27
Do you have a quiet time with God every day? God wants to meet with you daily. He wants you to look toward Him to worship Him and listen to His voice on a daily basis.
When you do have your quiet time, are you taking the time to allow God to reflect back to you the image of yourself He wants you to see? This takes time. James says we should "look intently into the perfect law."
Would you characterize your daily time with God as a time to look "intently" into God's Word?
According to v. 25 what happens if you don't?
According to v. 25 what happens when you do?
What is your choice?
Think of how important your marriage is...your family is...your job is...your "whatever" is. Why do you think refection on God's Word is so vital for these areas of your life and so much more?
If you want to be "transformed by the renewing of your mind" why is "looking intently" into the principles of God's Word so vital.
Do you need to make some adjustments in your schedule to accomodate this process?
What is keeping you from doing so?
The Christian life boils down to making choices. That's what determines whether our religion is a vital and dynamic thing or a lifeless, powerless, "worthless" thing.
James ties keeping a tight rein on your tongue with a religion that God's gets excited about. Why do you think this is so important. cp. Mt. 12:32-35
Do you have a tight rein on your tongue?
What does the answer to the previous question say about your heart when compared to what the Lord says in Mt. 12:32-35?
A tight rein on your tongue begins where then?
Who can change your heart?
How can a person look religious on the outside to peers and friends, but deceive himself? cp. James 1:26
Read Luke 24:13-35 for next Sunday
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