Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—James 1:19-27
by: Benny Uhlich.
I am the father of a young child. He is great, but like most children, he has an issue with listening. It can be difficult to get his attention, and even harder to hold it. Even when we do get him to listen, we have to deal with his disobedience. He will hear what I tell him to do, but not always obey. In one of these situations, I asked him, “Why are you not listening,” and he responded, “I heard you, I just didn’t want to do what you said.” This is very similar to how we can be with God. We hear and read His Word but are not doing what it says. Yes, it is good that we are “hearing” God, but we need to take the next step and act on His Word.