FAITH CAPSULE: Obeying God is doing according to the word of God.

Matthew 7:24-29, James 1:21-27

The only way to obey the word of God is to hear the word of God continually.
Romans 10:17 states, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” 
So many hear the word, but the majority do not do it according to the word of God.
So many quote the word of God but do not carry the word in the heart but in the head. 
So many gathers to hear the word but do not connect to the word of God. 
Are you a hearer of the word of God that lives by the word of God?
The word of God states:
“The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:9) 
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror.” (James 1:22-23)
A disobedient to the word of God is like a car speeding in the dark with its headlights turned off. 
It will only take one moment for the driver to have his life terminated. 
How long would a driver continue driving in the dark without the headlights? 
 God is a merciful and jealous God who desires constant attention from His creation. 
Exodus 34:14 informs all, “For you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.” 
Gain the attention of God with sincerity and obedience to the jealous God.
It does not matter who you are or the role you play in the business of God.
Without obedience, one shall be far from the presence of God. 
The mother and brothers of Jesus received a warning that could have denied them their access to Him, “Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd. And it was told Him by some, who said, your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see You. But He answered and said to them, my mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.” (Luke 8:19-21) 
Do you desire to see Him when you look for Him just as His mother and brothers went to look for Him, or do you want to continue to ignore Him? There is a need to look for Him by calling on Him and making way to Him through consistent obedience to His word. 
There is no substitute for obeying the word of God. 
Acclaimed believers need to observe the word of God by hearing and doing the word of God.

Prayer for today: Ask that to be enabled to hear and do according to the word of God.