Just Do It

Luke 8:21 But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”

Jesus had been talking about the power of the Word of God. He had been talking about how those that hear it light up the room. Well, hearing the Word of God places his light inside of you; you change and begin to exhibit his light, and that light is visible to others. If you hear it, feel the tug of it, and do not respond to it, what you have been given will be taken away. (Luke 8:18) God’s Word stirs your heart, soul, and mind to the point of action. The Bible is called the Living Word of God. There is no other book written that can change your life, but change is a verb requiring action. What does the passage above say? Hear the word of God and DO IT! God is going to convict your sin, meaning for you to flee from, or to put it simply, stop doing it. But, that stopping is the action of doing the word of God. God is going to stretch and grow your faith by taking you out of your comfort zone asking you to do something you know is a measure of your faith. These acts of Christianity may earn you the title “Crazy Christian or Jesus Freak” but they are you being obedient to what you clearly know God is laying on your heart. James 2:18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.That stepping out of the boat like Peter did to walk on the water with Jesus is where your faith grows by leaps and bounds. You light becomes brighter and more people see the level of your faith and he uses you to get to them.

Being a disciple does not come at a cost. Those that once where close to you may abandon you because of your changed life. You will loose friends, and even family may see you differently. There will be some who rest in their comfortable religion, and never step out of the boat with Jesus. Their boats in religion are dark and sinking if they feel salvation is found church attendance and living good lives. All you can do is to pray for God to tug at their hearts and them to respond (do it); to become a measure of light and faith to those that surround them. God may be using you to reach those friends and family.

What have you done to openly exhibit your faith recently? What have you not done because of what others would think of you? What word from God have you denied you even heard because it would cause you to be ridiculed? He is asking you to have the faith in him to not care what others think; to only care what He thinks. He is wanting to show you how real he is when you show him how much you love him and do what he has laid on your heart (do it). Stepping out in faith is where you find out God is real, God is personal, and mighty, and loving, and can do things that you simply cannot. He holds the universe in his hands but can also orchestrate the smallest details in your life, when..you just….do it.