DOERS OF THE WORD

Musick-al Note # 253
Our Lord Jesus taught that we must do more than talk about religion to be pleasing in the sight of God. The profession of your live should be to display Christ to everyone at all times. This takes much more than the profession of words for our lives must conform to the example that Jesus left for us to follow. Of Him it was said, “He went about doing good” (Acts 10:38). His life was so filled with good works and with teaching the people that John said, “there are many other things which Jesus did, which if they should be written everyone, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written.” (John 21:25).
We should be doers of the Word. Not hearers only nor speakers only but doing His work. Would Christ be pleased with the amount of work you are doing? Most of us want recognition for doing the work of the Lord but far too few are willing to put out the time involved to actually accomplish it. We seek such recognition within a group or congregation that is doing something. We help the poor, the needy and spread the gospel by supporting ‘mission work’. We give some money the children’s homes and by such works obtain a certain recognition for ourselves. But are we involved personally? Often the most we become involved is to give a little on Sunday morning. Not so with Jesus. His work was not by proxy — for HE was the friend of the needy, the friendless and the down-trodden. His life was mixed with those that the society of the day would not touch. The Pharisees, priests and lawyers could not afford to lower themselves to the point of even touching those who were the scum of humanity. Yet Jesus did, and He was loved because of it. Our actions often fall into the same category as the Pharisees – who loved to talk about religion but did not love to practice it. We should be different – we should be like our Savior, Jesus Christ. As one has said, “When all has been said and done, we will wish we had done more and said less.” Therefore, let us brethren, encourage one another to love and good works that we may do them.
Gordon Musick