Hebrews 4:13 Nothing in all the world can be hidden from God. He can clearly see all things. Everything is open before him. And to him we must explain the way we have lived.
God sees all but we often do not see things about ourselves, so God uses the Bible as a mirror so that we can see ourselves as He sees us, and correct our way of life. We repent, turn from the wrong way and come to Jesus. God forgives our sins through Jesus, and he sees us as his son. We are hidden in Christ and accepted by God. The Bible shows us the way through Jesus and corrects our way of life by the Word of God and by His Spirit. James spoke to the believers who had come to Jesus that following our acceptance in Jesus, we have a new heart, and our lives should show this new life.
James 1:21 So get rid of everything evil in your lives—every kind of wrong you do. Be humble and accept God's teaching that is planted in your hearts. This teaching can save you.
James 1:22 Do what God's teaching says; don't just listen and do nothing. When you only sit and listen, you are fooling yourselves.
James 1:23 Hearing God's teaching and doing nothing is like looking at your face in the mirror
James 1:24 and doing nothing about what you saw. You go away and immediately forget how bad you looked.
James 1:25 But when you look into God's perfect law that sets people free, pay attention to it. If you do what it says, you will have God's blessing. Never just listen to his teaching and forget what you heard.
Only through Jesus do we have the power to live for him.
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