Be Still And Know

James 1:22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. Listening to God’s word is clearly a very good thing to do. But it isn’t enough. Anyone can listen to the Bible, a sermon or a Christian podcast. But the mere process of listening doesn’t change anything. What matters is that our listening then affects the way in which we live. My college principal once said that studying the Bible without asking the question: “Lord, what do you want to me to do?” was a blasphemy. That’s strong language, but he was trying to explain that, if we are not looking to turn God’s word into action, then we are taking God’s name too lightly. I’m really grateful that when I was asked to write these daily devotionals, I was asked to provide a reflective question at the end. It’s often very demanding to compose that question but I am so grateful for that discipline. There really is no point in us looking at the Bible unless we are asking deep questions ab