January 25, 2005

[Rev. Doc]

Do We Or Don't We?

"Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."
James 1:22

While D.L. Moody was attending a convention in Indianapolis on mass evangelism, he asked his song leader Ira Sankey to meet him at 6 o'clock one evening at a certain street corner. When Sankey arrived, Mr. Moody asked him to stand on a box and sing. Once a crowd had gathered, Moody spoke briefly and then invited the people to follow him to the nearby convention hall. Soon the auditorium was filled with spiritually hungry people, and the great evangelist preached the gospel to them. Then the convention delegates began to arrive. Moody stopped preaching and said, "Now we must close, as the brethren of the convention wish to come and discuss the topic, 'How to reach the masses.'" Moody graphically illustrated the difference between talking about doing something and going out and doing it.

Prayer: Ask God to help you apply His word, not just give it a passing glance.

"Unused truth becomes as useless as an unused muscle."
~A.W. Tozer