Think Biblically, Live Biblically
The whole point of spending time in the Word is not to simply read, it but to apply it to our lives so that we begin to think biblically. Because until we think biblically, we will be slow to live biblically.
When through His Word, God reveals something in your life that is displeasing to Him, don’t ignore it; do something about it (James 1:25).
- Repent quickly.
- Ask God to help you to change.
- Begin to make new patterns.
- How to act
- How to speak
- How to think
In Matthew 7, Jesus describes a “foolish man” as someone who hears His commands but doesn’t apply them. In contrast is the person who listens and obeys. Jesus calls that person “a wise man” who builds his house on a rock. No matter how strong the wind or fierce the storm, that person’s house will stand firm.
When we allow God’s Word to set our standards – precept upon precept, stone upon stone – we are building a spiritual house that will endure. Because when we learn to think biblically, we instinctively begin to live biblically.
But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. James 1:25