Why do you do what you do? In your personal relationship
with Christ or in your public worship in the church, you need to know why you
do what you do. If you were to define your Christian life, how would you do it?
Would you define it by what you do or by stating what you believe? In the Bible,
James shows that you must do both.
James 2:20 But wilt
thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
To define the faith side I would like to show that our faith
is in the absolute truths of God’s Word. For the discussion, we will use the
term “principle” for what we believe by faith - the absolute truths of God’s
Word. We will use the term “practical” to define what we do - our works. This
year, I am planning a daily blog to address the absolute truths in God’s Word
and ways we can work to apply those truths. Our day needs to be filled with
Biblical principles and practical actions that do not violate these principles.
What I have found over a number of years of ministry is that people do not know
why they do what they do, neither do they know why they believe what they
believe. I hope this exercise will help provoke thought.
Day 1
Biblical Principle -
Absolute truth from God’s Word:
God is. That truth begins everything. There is none other.
God is greater than His creation.
Genesis 1:1 In
the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Colossians 1:15-17
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by
him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible
and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or
powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all
things, and by him all things consist.
Isaiah 44:6 Thus
saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the
first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Revelation 22:13
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Exodus 3:14 And
God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the
children of Israel,
I AM hath sent me unto you.
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the
same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
John 1:1-3 In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in
the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not
any thing made that was made.
Why do you believe that God is: because the above verses
show this clearly.
Practical - Works
that apply Biblical Principle:
This section is for you to find a way to apply the truth in
your life. I will try to give only one as example; there may be other practical
ways. This is what makes the Christian walk so important and makes it important
to have a deliberate purpose in everything we do.
Early in the morning at the beginning of the day,
acknowledge the Lord by starting with prayer. “Lord I need you today.” Since
God is, He is the only one Who can help you through your day. Why do you have
time with the Lord in the morning: because God is.
On day one begin to make a list of everything you do on a
daily basis, including those things on the schedule that do not seem to be
spiritual things such as what you do for work or things as 1 Corinthians 10:31
says, Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the
glory of God. Then find a Biblical principle to back up what you are doing.
