Today I would like to talk about having a heart of worship towards God by doing what He asks us to do. It’s the concept of being a “doer” of the Bible and not just a “hearer”.
1 Peter 1:22-25 says, “Be a doer of the Word and not a hearer only, deceiving yourselves. Because if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like someone looking at his own face in a mirror. For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forges what kind of person he was. But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who works – this person will be blessed in what he does.”
It’s important that we do what God asks us to do. I know that sounds basic, but it truly is a heart issue and can be a difficult choice sometimes. Are we surrendering ourselves to His plan or wanting to do things our own way? Ultimately, we can show by our actions that we either believe God knows better – or we do.
In Luke 6, Jesus is talking and He says, “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord’, and don’t do the things I say?”. He continues to explain what that is like – Jesus was always great at telling parables! He said it’s like a man who built his house without a foundation. When the river crashed against it, it collapsed. “And the destruction of that house was great.”
Why is it so important that we do what the Word says? Because God knows if we build our lives on Him – when hard times come, our faith in Him will bring us through! We can remember His words and appropriate them to our situations. If we build our lives on the foundation of Christ – the world around us might shake, but we will not be shaken because our hope is in Him.
I want to encourage us to read the Word and make it a practice of doing what it says. Let’s not pick and choose the things we want to believe and do, but take God – the Faithful One – at His Word. Our God never disappoints! Allow your heart of worship to serve Him through your actions today!