About four years ago, my daughter took my wife and me, along with all of the grandkids, to Superfly Jump Park just off of Gunbarrel Road here in Chattanooga. What a hoot! An indoor arena with fifty trampolines! The kids loved it! Oh, it was a little pricy, but Becky was paying, and I was just along for the ride. The kids made sure that I was watching them as they jumped higher and further than they ever had. So, to save us old people the cost of paying, while not participating, I was given an armband that simply said “observer”. I was not a participant in the trampoline fun, I was just an observer. It was a little embarrassing, but saved me $16, so what could I say?! But then I got to thinking of the spiritual application of that little armband. Am I a “participant” in God’s plan for the ages, or am I just an “observer”? Do I get involved or do I just watch? James 1:22 says, “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” First, we should not just be hearing what God says in His Word; we should be DOING the words that we hear in His Word. And second, we should not lie to ourselves about NOT obeying. Hey, we know if we are really ‘doing’ or just ‘listening’. And God knows too! We can’t fool ourselves and we certainly can’t fool God. We should just come clean with both … come clean with ourselves and come clean with God. Hey, let’s obey what we hear, and let’s start today!
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