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“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves” (James 1:22).
A few months ago I read a short article in a magazine, where the author said that most people in this world think of themselves, and talk about themselves, as they wish they were, not as they actually are. He complained that many people who, for example, write resumes about themselves in order to get a job, describe themselves as awesome and clever, and say how they are very good at certain things. But most of the time, they are grossly exaggerating their abilities. They are doing just what this verse says — “deceiving your own selves.”
When it comes to spiritual things, Christians can do the same thing. We can read the Bible and believe it, yet fail to be a “doer of the Word.” We are like a man who looks at his dirty face in the mirror, and then walks away without washing it. It is important to be honest with ourselves and with God, and to obey what we have read in His Word.
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