Sermon on James 1:22-25

If you want to see what type of person you ought to be, the Word of God is the mirror in which to look. James writes: “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing” (James 1:22-25).

But if you want to see what type of person you are, your children are a good place to look. When children are born, they are around their parents 24/7. They learn how to interact with parents and with their siblings by listening and watching Mom and Dad. If you raise your voice at your spouse, your children will yell at each other. If you smart-off to your spouse, your children are going to be smart-alecks themselves.

If you illustrate a lack of patience with your spouse or your kids – you’ll see them losing their patience with each other. Our children behave the way they see us behaving. Until they reach an age where they can start drawing their model of behavior from Jesus Christ and the Bible, children imitate Mom and Dad. For better or worse.

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If, as Christians in our home – as fathers, mothers, and children – put on compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, tolerating each other’s foibles, forgiveness, and above all, love – we will have a home “in perfect harmony.”

–Paul Holland

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