The Daily Grace - The Doers of the World

Just after we moved to a house in a new neighborhood, we invited my sister-in-law and her husband over for Sunday dinner. As we were greeting them at the door, an odd noise directed their eyes toward the kitchen. As I followed their gaze, I froze in horror. An errant hose of our old portable dishwasher was whipping about like the trunk of an angry elephant, spewing water everywhere! 

My sister-in-law went into action mode. Dropping her purse, she was in the kitchen before me, shutting off the water and calling for towels and a mop. We spent the first 15 minutes of their visit in our knees mopping the floor. She is a doer - and the world is a better place because of the doers of the world. These are the people who are always ready to pitch in, to be involved, and even to lead if necessary.

Many of the doers of the world are also doers of the Word. These are the followers of Jesus who have taken the challenge of James to heart: "Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only" (1:22). Are you doing all that you know God wants you to do? As you read God's Word, put what you've learned into practice. First hear - then do. God's blessing comes as a result of our obedience (James 1:25). The value of the Bible does not consist merely in knowing it, but in obeying it.