Today’s reading is James 1
“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 ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/jas.1.22-25.esv
All,
This stands out because James says, “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves”. Why would we deceive ourselves? None of us would knowingly deceive ourselves, but we can all be tricked in some way. Satan tempted Jesus to deceive Himself, but Jesus answered with the Word each time. Do we know what the Bible has to say about a situation we find ourselves in? If we don’t, we may deceive ourselves by not following God’s purpose. Please pray that we and our friends walk with Christ today. Please pray for Jeremy and Gary’s group.