And it
came to pass, as He spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted
up her voice, and said unto Him, Blessed is the womb that bare Thee, and the
paps which Thou hast sucked. But He
said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the Word of God, and keep it. Luke, Chapter 11, verses 27-28.
God lets
me know in this passage that it’s not good enough to hear the Word of God. We are supposed to live the life that He
suggests. It reminds me of teaching math
to children. I would explain a new math
concept to nodding heads. I would ask if
anyone had a question, but they rarely did.
I thought they really understood the concept, but as I walked around the
room, I found that although the children thought they understood the concept,
they weren’t applying it and were lost.
It’s
pretty easy to hear things in church and feel it’s impacted your life. If we are just “Sunday Christians” cussing at
other motorists, yelling at our kids or being rude to others the rest of the
week, we may not be living our lives as examples of how God works in us.
Here is a
related passage:
*For
whosoever shall do the will of My Father which is in heaven, the same is My
brother, and sister, and mother.
Matthew, Chapter 12, verse 50.
Since this is an example of the positive influence God has made on my walk with Christ, this may not reflect the whole meaning of the Bible verses.
