Do the Word

Today I read Ezekiel 12:8-14:9 and James 1:18-. My favorite verses are:

Ezekiel 12:28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD.

James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

I found the combination of these verses interesting. In Ezekiel, God declares that He will do what He has said. In James, He tells us to do what He says. God fulfills His own word, and He expects us to do the same. We are to do more than hear the Word. No matter how much we know about what God says, it is useless if we do not obey Him. We are deceiving ourselves if we think knowing the scripture will save us. Salvation comes when we believe and confess that Jesus died for us. Believing alone is not enough—the devil believes everything that God says, but he is not saved. In fact, he works to deceive us into being like him—hearing the Word but not doing anything about it. The Christian life begins and continues with action being taken; it is not a passive way of life, but an active choice to do what God says.