IT IS NOT ENOUGH

“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”

Psalms 119:11 KJV

It is not enough to just read God’s Word so we won’t sin against Him, we must also put what we learn in His Word into practice.  If a doctor goes to medical school for many years to learn to become a doctor but never puts into practice the things that are learned, all the doctor has is knowledge.

The Bible instructs us to do many things but the main theme of God’s Word is love, unconditional love.  We read in the Bible “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).  Jesus set the example for us when He laid down His life for our sins.

Harper Garcia Smyth wrote one of my favorite hymns “Make Me a Channel of Blessing”.  “Is your life a channel of blessing?  Is the love of God flowing through you?  Are you telling the lost of the Savior?  Are you ready His service to do?”  We can lay down our life for Jesus by telling others about His love for them.

To serve Jesus, we will have to shut off the television and get out of our comfort zone and tell others of His unconditional love for them.  Someone said “I don’t have time to serve Jesus” but this person watched television all day.  If we have time to watch television, we have time to serve Jesus.    

Heavenly Father, please help us to tell others about Jesus and help us to be a channel of blessing to everyone we see.  Thank You for loving us so much You gave Jesus to die for us.  I love You so much, Heavenly Father, and I appreciate all You have done for me.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

October 1, 2017