“But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed” (James 1:25).
“Mark,” the teacher called, “Would you come to the front of the room and be the first student to give your report?”
Mark froze. He had completely forgotten that it was due! “Umm . . . I forgot to do it,” Mark stammered.
Mark’s teacher frowned. “Very well, Mark, you will have to stay in during recess and work on it.”
Mark sighed quietly, but didn’t say anything. He knew that was only fair, but recess was his favorite part of the school day.
Has anything like that ever happened to you? It’s important to remember to do your homework, but there’s something even more important to remember—what you learn from God’s Word.
James 1:25 says, “But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.” The “perfect law of liberty” is another name for God’s Word, the Bible. God doesn’t want us to forget what we learn from His Word. He wants us to continue to remember and obey it.
Unfortunately, things can keep us from remembering to even spend time with God’s Word. We can get busy with sports, video games, or activities at church. These things can distract us from spending time reading and studying the Bible.
But there are things we can do to help us remember. (1) Find a time every day that will work for you to spend time with God’s Word, and don’t do anything else during that time. Try to keep anything else from disturbing that time. (2) Write down things that you learn so you can go back and review them. Or maybe you can type them out on the computer and save them there. God’s Word is important; don’t forget it.
Always spend time with God’s Word and remember what you learn from it.
My response:
» Do I let anything distract me from spending time in God’s Word?
» Do I have a time set aside to spend time reading or studying God’s Word?
» What have I learned from God’s Word today that I can write down and remember?