Both a Hearer and a Doer

James 1:19-23

Let every man and woman be swift to hear,
Slow to speak and anger with a Godly fear;
The wrath of man is not of righteousness,
That God has showered us in blessedness;
Separate yourself from a filthiness of sin,
In meekness of the Word to cleanse within;
It's the means which your soul able to save,
By stopping the work of Satan as his slave;
Being a doer of the Word able to perceive,
Or else a hearer that yourself you deceive;
For if you are a hearer rather than a doer,
Blessings from God will be naturally fewer.
Ever hear in one ear as going out the other,
Just as a child in listening to his mother;
No longer paid attention to what was said,
The mind busy in another direction instead;
Maybe the same with our Heavenly Father,
His whisper into one ear going no further;
Pay attention to what God says and listen,
Be a both a hearer and a doer to hasten.

Richard Newton Sherrer

Copyright ©2004 Richard Newton Sherrer

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