James 1:23-25 (ESV)
23 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. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 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.
The word is a mirror that reflects the reality and poverty of the natural man. The one who hears the word of the gospel and understands, even gladly receiving it, but turns and forgets what he has seen will not profit from that revelation. The one who seeks to become more like Christ by following Him and persevering in obedience to His word will be blessed in the doing and in the end.
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