Forgotten Reflection

I read: James 1-5

I like this: "Don't fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear! Those who hear and don't act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away, and two minutes later have no idea who they are, what they look like" (James 1:22-24).

What do I like about this? The analogy. It's a strange one. And it has a strange message. Who we look like is something that is uniquely ours, a big part of who we are, our identity. If we can't hold on to that, we're in trouble. I believe what James is trying to tell us here is that reading and listening to the Word is so powerful, so important that it, in essence forms our identity. It defines who we are. And without it, we don't know who we truly are.

Evidently the Word is pretty important, huh? :)